UNASUR and NAM back Venezuela's Maduro, US Maintains Support for Capriles

[Catherina]

UNASUR and NAM back Venezuela's Maduro, US Maintains Support for Capriles

by Ryan Mallett-Outtrim

Mérida, 19th April 2013 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – The Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) and the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) yesterday recognised the presidency of Nicolas Maduro, ahead of his inauguration today.

After yesterday's three hour meeting in Lima, Peru, this morning UNASUR released a statement that the organisation “congratulated President Nicolas Maduro for ... his election as president”.

All eight heads of state present at the meeting recognised the outcome of Venezuela's April 14 presidential elections, though Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff and Peru's Ollanta Humala both expressed concern over the threat of political instability in Venezuela.

In its statement today, UNASUR “urges all sectors involved in the electoral process to respect the official results of the presidential election.”

Humala has further stated that “any claim” or “question” regarding the results of the election “should be...resolved within the existing legal order”.

However, the UNASUR statement also welcomed “the decision of the CNE to implement a system that permits a full audit of election results”.

Venezuela's foreign minister, Elias Jaua described the statement as “a reaffirmation of what we have advocated for in Venezuela.”

“We are pleased by the important support of the international community for democracy, peace and stability and recognition of Nicolas Maduro as president of Venezuela…Respect for the popular will is nonnegotiable,” Jaua said.

As he returned from Peru, Maduro tweeted, “Great success at Unasur Meeting in Lima”.

Within hours of the UNASUR meeting, the 120 nations of the NAM endorsed a separate statement of support for Maduro. Issued by the president of the NAM Coordinating Bureau Mohammad Khazaee, the document calls for stability and a ceccastion of violence.

“Venezuela, under [Maduro's] presidency, [will] continue to contribute to the consolidation of the unity of the NAM and the joint fight in defense of the principles of the movement,” the document stated.

Representing almost two thirds of United Nations member states, the NAM is comprised of nations unaligned with any major international power bloc. Its members comprise over half the world's population.

Washington Remains Unconvinced

While most of Latin America and the global south now recognise Maduro's presidency, the US has yet to acknowledge the electoral results. However, yesterday US Secretary of State John Kerry indicated that the US now supports an audit of the April 14 vote.

After days of opposition demands for a manual recount, the Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE) and opposition leaders instead agreed to a 100% audit late last night.54% of votes had already been audited last Sunday after voting.

Kerry supported the deal, stating that an audit would show if the outcome of the elections “has been fairly arrived at”.

Previously, Washington backed Venezuelan opposition calls for a manual recount; a process described by Venezuela's high court chief Luisa Estella Morales as “impossible” due to the level of automation of the electoral system.

Since the announcement of Maduro's victory in the polls on Sunday, opposition leader Henrique Capriles has made a series of unsubstantiated accusations that the CNE and government committed electoral fraud.

After expressing his support for the audit, Capriles has since called for more anti-government demonstrations.

Published on Apr 19th 2013 at 2.08pm

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[pangaia]

1. Why didn't Kerry request an audit of the election HE lost/won?

[Catherina]

2. They're having a lot of *fun* with this latest US impudence

Evo Morales: Obama won with 41% and no one requested a recount... and no country, no continent, no international organization asked for an audit

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"I want to say that this is overt U.S. interference in Venezuelan democracy and the spokesperson or the US Government has no moral authority to question the results of the elections in any country in Latin America or the world," he said. The Bolivian president said that he "is convinced" that the attitude of the United States is a form of "causing convulsions" (destabilization) in Venezuela to create democratic and political instability and then justify an intervention.

"That's the strategy of the countries representing the Empire and capitalism, sometimes they use drug trafficking, terrorism, authoritarianism to intervene; first they stir up the people to justify a UN occupation or an intervention," he substantiated.

The Bolivian president said he draws this conclusion by taking into account the attempted coup against his government in 2008, which was designated prefectural civic, business encouraged by political groups, supported by the U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, Philip Goldberg, who was expelled from Bolivia for that, and other similar attempts in Latin America and other continents.

"I am convinced for such reasons that the United States is preparing a coup in Venezuela," he added.

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The Indigenous President said that this is the strategy of capitalism, whenever they're in a crisis, the want to solve their crisis by "intervening and taking by force the natural resources" of the less developed countries.

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http://www.contrainjerencia.com/?p=65810

Evo: Obama ganó con 41% y nadie pidio recuento... “ningún país, continente u organismo internacional pidió una auditoria.

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“Quiero expresar que esto es una intromisión abierta de EEUU hacia la democracia venezolana y esa portavoz ni el Gobierno (estadounidense) tiene moral ni autoridad para cuestionar los resultados de las elecciones en cualquier país de Latinoamérica o del mundo”, cuestionó. El gobernante boliviano dijo que ‘está convencido” de que esa actitud de Estados Unidos es una forma de “convulsionar” Venezuela para crear inestabilidad democrática y política y después justificar una intervención.

“Esa es la estrategia de los países que representan al Imperio y al capitalismo, a veces usan el narcotráfico, el terrorismo, el autoritarismo para intervenir, primero confrontar al pueblo para después que vengan casos azules o finalmente la intervención”, fundamentó.

El Presidente boliviano dijo que esa es la conclusión que saca, tomando en cuenta el intento de golpe contra su Gobierno en 2008, que se denominó cívico prefectural, alentado por grupos políticos empresariales, apoyados por el embajador estadounidense en Bolivia, Philip Goldberg que, por esa razón, fue expulsado de Bolivia, además de otros intentos similares en Latinoamérica y en otros continentes.

“Estoy convencido de que detrás de esas declaraciones Estados Unidos está preparando un golpe de Estado en Venezuela”, denunció.

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El Presidente indígena dijo que esa es la estrategia del capitalismo que, cuando está en crisis, quiere resolver esa crisis ‘interviniendo y recuperando a la fuerza los recursos naturales” de los países menos desarrollados.

[roody]

3. Where did Evo get 41%? I hope

that is a misprint. Obama and Kerry need to STFU and quit embarrassing us.

[Catherina]

4. I thought so too. I was wondering the same thing

wondering if he maybe he was looking at a chart that counted 3rd party and no confidence votes. I was actually going to look into this lol because I hate misprints.

[joshcryer]

6. Possibly counting registered voters vs voters that voted.

I agree Venezuela is none of our business.

[pangaia]

5. Thanks for posting that.

Right on the money..
DISASTER CAPITALISM at it's worst..The ole Shock Doctrine.

Shameful..