Nicaragua, Cuba, China, Russia, and Iran salute the “victory,” while Argentina, Chile, Peru, Guatemala, Costa Rica and the USA reject the results.
HAVANA TIMES – The dictatorships of Nicaragua, Cuba, China, Russia, and Iran, close to Nicolas Maduro’s regime, have congratulated the Venezuelan leader for the electoral victory he claimed for himself, while European leaders and other Western countries have rejected the results and demanded “transparency” in the vote count.
“I would like to reiterate the willingness to continue our constructive work on the current bilateral and international agenda. Remember that you are always welcome on Russian soil,” said Vladimir Putin in congratulating Maduro.
Similarly, China congratulated the South American country on a “successful celebration” of elections and the current president, Nicolás Maduro, on his re-election, after the National Electoral Council (CNE) announced his victory in the elections held this Sunday.
Like Russia, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian reminded that China and Venezuela are “good friends and partners who support each other.”
In a letter released shortly after the first bulletin from the Electoral Authority, Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega and his wife/VP Rosario Murillo expressed: “Dear comrade and brother Nicolas: In full revolutionary and evolutionary brotherhood, from this blessed and always free Nicaragua, our constant embrace, greeting the great victory that this heroic people deliver to the eternal commander (Hugo Chavez) on his birthday.”
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel also expressed his “warm congratulations” to Maduro, calling the electoral victory a “triumph of dignity.”
“We congratulate the people and government of Venezuela for the successful celebration of the presidential elections in this country, as well as the elected president of the Venezuelan people,” said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Naser Kananí on his social network.
Numerous Countries Reject Election Results
However, there were other reactions that doubted Maduro’s victory. Argentina, Chile, Peru, Guatemala, Cost
