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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Morally Bankrupt US Criticizes Venezuela’s 21N Elections—Venezuela Responds</h1>
<div class="gmail-credits gmail-reader-credits">José Manuel Blanco Diaz - November 24, 2021<br></div>
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<p>On Monday, November 22, Washington, through the US Department of State, issued a <a href="https://www.state.gov/venezuelas-flawed-november-21-elections/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>
about Venezuela’s election process, making remarks against the
transparency and reliability of the electoral system of the South
American nation.</p>
<p>The new attack by Washington, this time against the regional and
municipal elections of November 21, occurred while the international
oversight teams continue to report with their observations on the
process.</p>
<p>In the official statement, State Department spokesman Anthony Blinken
accused the government of President Nicolás Maduro of having supposedly
prevented Venezuelans from voting.</p>
<p>“The Maduro regime deprived Venezuelans yet again of their right to
participate in a free and fair electoral process, during Venezuela’s
November 21 regional and local elections,” Blinken said on Monday.
“Fearful of the voice and vote of Venezuelans, the regime grossly skewed
the process to determine the result of this election long before any
ballots had been cast.”</p>
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<p>However, the voting process was peaceful process, and included the
participation of more than eight million voters, an increase in voter
turnout of almost 10% compared to last year’s parliamentary elections.
The vote took place from 6 a.m. on Sunday until late at night, with no
incidents that interrupted the schedule, and with the participation of
some 70,000 candidates, 67,000 of them from opposition parties.</p>
<p><strong>More conspiracy?</strong><br>
In addition, the document issued by the Secretary of the Department of
State of the Biden administration, Anthony Blinken, reiterated the White
House’s non-recognition of the elected head of state Nicolás Maduro. It
also dare to reiterate that the US regime continues to “support the
efforts of the democratic Venezuelan opposition and interim President
Juan Guaidó. ”</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="es">El aplauso rotundo es para el pueblo venezolano
que sigue reafirmando su compromiso con la democracia y con su derecho a
vivir en paz, a pesar de la agresión multiforme y violatoria del
Derecho Internacional del gobierno supremacista de EEUU. Basta ya de
violar la Carta de la ONU <a href="https://t.co/tfWTreZ8yB">https://t.co/tfWTreZ8yB</a></p>
<p>— Felix Plasencia (@PlasenciaFelix) <a href="https://twitter.com/PlasenciaFelix/status/1462928645689851908?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 22, 2021</a></p></blockquote>
<p>“We will continue to work with Venezuelan and international partners
using all diplomatic and economic tools available to press for the
release of all those unjustly detained for political reasons, the
independence of political parties, respect for freedom of expression and
other universal human rights, and an end to human rights abuses,” the
statement said.</p>
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<p>These affirmations received a spirited rejection by the Venezuelan
government. The Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued its own <a href="https://mppre.gob.ve/comunicado/venezuela-rechaza-eeuu-elecciones-21n/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>
in response, categorizing Washington’s accusations as another failed
attempt to discredit the November 21 elections. The Foreign Relations
office added that the action is part of the systematic practice of the
White House in ignoring democratic processes in sovereign countries.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="es"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Comunicado?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Comunicado</a> || Venezuela rechaza intento de EEUU de desacreditar elecciones del 21N <a href="https://t.co/V7XfHPOeLu">https://t.co/V7XfHPOeLu</a></p>
<p>— Cancillería Venezuela 🇻🇪 (@CancilleriaVE) <a href="https://twitter.com/CancilleriaVE/status/1462957427746394118?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2021</a></p></blockquote>
<p>“It is the height of cynicism that a country in which there is an
indirect democracy, with second-degree elections, and that has declared a
brutal economic war against Venezuela, that subjects the Venezuelan
people to a generalized blockade and that supports a group of criminals
who currently plunder the assets of the nation [abroad], pretend to
have the morality to question the elections, alleging lack of freedoms
or other types of conditions,” read the Venezuelan communiqué.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="es">¿Cuánto tiempo tuvo que esperar el pueblo de los
Estados Unidos para saber los resultados de las últimas elecciones
presidenciales? No fue Trump quien tildó de fraudulento al sistema
Norteamericano ? 🤔Poca moral tienen uds para dar clases de democracia y
elecciones al mundo. <a href="https://t.co/FE2b2wX8jN">https://t.co/FE2b2wX8jN</a></p>
<p>— Alfred Nazareth (@luchaalmada) <a href="https://twitter.com/luchaalmada/status/1462913546300362759?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 22, 2021</a></p></blockquote>
<p>For his part, Venezuelan Minister for Information and Communication
Freddy Ñáñez referred to the “low moral” standing of Washington, which
nevertheless tries to give lessons on electoral processes.</p>
<p><em>Featured image: US Secretary of State Blinken looking pensive during a trade show in Senegal. File photo by Reuters.</em></p>
<p>(<a href="https://redradiove.com/washington-critica-con-poca-moral-elecciones-venezolanas/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RedRadioVE</a>) by José Manuel Blanco Díaz, with Orinoco Tribune content</p>
<p>Translation: Orinoco Tribune</p>
<p>OT/JRE/SL</p>
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