Many US lawmakers have expressed their opposition to the decision of the Supreme Court of Justice in Venezuelacontrolled by the Nicolas Maduro regime, suspended all effects of the electoral process conducted by the Primary National Committee last October 22, in which it elected Maria Corina Machado As the opposition candidate for the 2024 presidential elections.
In an interview with NTN24Republican Senator Rick Scott He referred to this issue and urged the President’s government Joe Biden To cancel the sanctions that were lifted on the oil and gas sector in Venezuela, after the signing of the Barbados Agreement.
It is worth noting that The US government decided to temporarily ease the sanctions that burdened this sector. As well as Venezuelan gold, in exchange for suspending the political deprivation that falls on some opposition leaders such as Maria Corina Machado.
“There should be no easing of sanctions. No one should do business with Maduro until free and fair elections are held. “He (Nicolas Maduro) should accept Maria Corina as his rival, hold real elections, and if he is a great leader, he will be elected,” he added. “If we do not enjoy the freedom of democratic action.”claimed.
Scott, who serves as a Florida state lawmaker, said he would do everything in his power to get the US State Department to take action on the situation in the Latin American country.
“The State Department should call on the leaders of Europe and the world to demand free and fair elections (…) I believe that every democracy in the world should stand up and say that it wants freedoms in Venezuela.”he added.
The decision of the Supreme Court of Justice to suspend the effects of the opposition primaries comes after the Commission received an appeal submitted by Deputy Scorpio Jose Britowhere he requested that the process be reconsidered due to the alleged violations.
“Stop all effects of the various stages of the electoral process conducted by the National Primary Commission.”Part of the ruling says, in addition to requiring the authority to send all administrative records of the process to the judicial authority.
