U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States has ‘serious concerns’ about the announced result of Venezuela’s hotly contested presidential election that authorities say was won by incumbent Nicolas Maduro.

Speaking in Tokyo on Monday shortly after the announcement was made, Blinken said the U.S. was concerned that the result reflected neither the will nor the votes of the Venezuelan people. He called for election officials to publish the full results transparently and immediately and said the U.S. and the international community would respond accordingly.

  • p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    We have our own corrupt dictator looming on the horizon. How about we redirect these concerns to our own country?

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      4 months ago

      Being consistent about transparent elections no matter where they are is one way to assert how important that is, including in the US.