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...