Written questions

Venezuela: Elections

Commons · Question 4345 · Tabled 5 Sep 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 27 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Sammy Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to his Venezuelan counterpart on taking steps to allow a democratic and peaceful transition following the recent presidential elect

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 27 Sep 2024

The UK does not accept the legitimacy of the administration put in place by Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela in 2018. The UN was clear the outcome of the Venezuelan elections in July this year cannot be deemed credible without the National Electoral Council pu...