Venezuela. New authorities were elected. Even for the region that controls the neighboring state

The United Socialist Party of Venezuela ruling the country again won the majority in the parliamentary elections held on Sunday. Her candidates were also successful in a regional vote. The opposition representatives boycotted the results of the vote. The international community criticized the way it was carried out. Opposition raises, among others The fact that the new authorities were also elected for Essequibo – a region considered to be part of the neighboring Guyana.

United Socialist Party Venezuela (PSUV) won nearly 83 percent of votes in Sunday parliamentary elections – the National Electoral Commission said. The second best result was obtained by the Democratic Action considered to be an ally of the government. Her support exceeded 6 percent This part of the opposition groups that issued their candidates won 5.17 percent. votes.

PSUV candidates were also successful in local elections carried out in parallel. Only in one condition, Cojedes, the governor became the opposition candidate. The attendance was just over 42 percent. The opposition in Venezuela remains strongly divided. Some of her representatives called for a boycott on Sunday voting. Members of the international community also expressed opposition.

Controversy around the election in Venezuela

The controversy among politicians from abroad was caused by the fact that as part of voting, apart from the authorities of the capital's district and 23 states of Venezuela, the Essequibo authorities were also elected – the region to which Venezuela rights the right, but which is commonly considered part of the neighboring Guyana. It is not clear how Venezuela wants to rule the area under the control of the neighbor. The inhabitants of Essequibo themselves did not participate in voting. President Guyany Irfaan Ali described the elections as “scandalous” and “falsified”.

CNN reminds that Essequibo is a region rich in oil deposits. Venezuela has rights to him for decades. International arbitrators rejected her claims for the first time in 1899. In 2018, Venezuela asked the International Court of Justice to reconsider the case. This has not yet made the final decision. However, he banned Venezuelan authorities to organize elections until its announcement. The government decided not to follow the ban.

According to the United States, the last actions of Venezuela are “fiction”. “The US rejects all attempts of Nicolas Maduro and his legally unprepared regime aimed at undermining Guyanana's territorial integrity, including the last fictitious elections in the Essequibo region” – one of the American State Department's offices wrote on X on Sunday. The fragment of the entry with a legally unwashed regime Maduro was a reference to last year's presidential election, which, according to many, was to be falsified. In response to alleged election fraud USA They tightened sanctions against Venezuela.

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