G7 expresses concern over elections in Venezuela
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G7 ministers expressed solidarity with the people of Venezuela and concern over the election results. They called for the publication of detailed results and a peaceful resolution of the situation amid the protests.
The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) countries approved a declaration on Wednesday expressing solidarity with the people of Venezuela and concern over the announced election results that sparked protests across the South American country, UNN reports citing Reuters.
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The G7 foreign ministers called on "Venezuelan officials to publish detailed election results in full transparency" and asked "to make all information immediately available to the opposition and independent observers," according to a statement seen by Reuters.
"We call for maximum restraint and a peaceful, democratic and Venezuelan solution," the statement added.
Italy holds the G7 presidency in 2024. The group also includes Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, and the United States.
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Protesters took to the streets across Venezuela, demanding that Maduro concede defeat, even though the electoral body said he had won a third term with 51% of the vote.
The opposition, which believes that the electoral body is in the pocket of the dictatorial government, said that its candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez, won more than twice as many votes as Maduro, based on 90% of the vote count data it was able to access.
