U.S. warns Maduro: "Our patience and that of the international community is running out"

The United States warned this Wednesday that it is “running out of patience” waiting for the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro to publish the voting records that support his supposed victory.

“Our patience, and that of the international community is running out as we wait for the Venezuelan electoral authorities to be sincere and publish the complete and detailed data of this election so that everyone can see the results,” said White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, during a press conference.

The spokesperson said that the protests that started July 29, a day after the National Electoral Council (CNE) announced communist dictator Nicolás Maduro as the winner, are due to the fact that “the Venezuelan people are taking to the streets to demand that their votes be counted.” votes” and that “they cannot be blamed for that.”

“We have serious concerns about the arrest warrants that Maduro and his representatives could issue today against opposition leaders,” declared Kirby, who condemned “political violence and repression of any kind.”

“The international community is watching and we will respond accordingly,” he said.

🚨| URGENTE: La Casa Blanca se pronuncia sobre Venezuela. John Kirby, dijo: “Nuestra paciencia y la de la comunidad internacional, se está agotando esperando que las autoridades electorales venezolanas aclaren y publiquen los datos completos y detallados de esta elección”. 🇻🇪 pic.twitter.com/k4w50eVtyy

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Since the announcement of the results by the CNE, thousands of Venezuelans have taken to the streets in various cities across the country. The demonstrations have resulted in at least 16 deaths, dozens of injuries and approximately 750 people detained, including political leaders accused of terrorism.

The Carter Center, an American nonprofit organization that participated as an observer in the Venezuelan presidential elections, said this Tuesday that the process “did not conform” to international parameters and standards of electoral integrity, so “it cannot be considered democratic.”

The highlighted that the electoral body, which declared the ruling party organization Nicolás Maduro the winner with more than two million votes left to be counted, has not announced the results broken down by table, which "constitutes a serious violation of electoral principles."

He also explained that the election process “has not reached international standards of integrity in any of its relevant stages and has violated numerous precepts of the national legislation itself.”