American NGO, Republican Senator Among Those Condemning Venezuelan Election as Fraudulent
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The Carter Center, an Atlanta-based nongovernmental organization founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, said Venezuela’s election “cannot be considered democratic.”
The Details: The organization was invited to monitor the election by Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), a council BBC News (Center bias) described as “dominated by government allies.” The Carter Center also criticized Venezuelan authorities for a “complete lack of transparency.”
For Context: Incumbent Socialist Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who was first elected in 2013, was declared the winner, while the opposition Democratic Unitary Platform party has claimed the election was fraudulent. The Carter Center had previously been complimentary of Venezuela’s electoral system.
Key Quotes: Opposition leader María Corina Machado claimed the opposition won over 84% of the vote and said, “The only thing we are willing to negotiate is the peaceful transition.” Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) echoed the Venezuelan opposition’s sentiments and said opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González “must be immediately recognized as president-elect by the Biden-Harris administration.”
How The Media Covered It: As is common with international stories, the story was more widely covered by the left and center. Several outlets, like The Washington Times (Lean Right bias) and The New York Post (Lean Right bias) republished AP’s (Lean Left bias) article.
Featured Coverage of this Story
From the Left
Carter Center unable to verify Venezuela election results, blasts officials for lack of transparencyThe Carter Center said it was unable to verify the results of Venezuela’s presidential election, blaming authorities for a “complete lack of transparency” in declaring Nicolas Maduro the winner without providing any individual polling tallies.
The statement Tuesday night by the Atlanta-based group is perhaps the harshest rebuke yet of Venezuela’s chaotic election process because it comes from one of just a handful of outside groups invited by the Maduro government to observe the vote.
From the Center
Observers invited by Venezuela condemn electionA renowned NGO that was invited by Venezuelan officials to monitor Sunday's presidential poll has said the election "cannot be considered democratic".
The US-based Carter Center deployed 17 experts and observers to Venezuela after being asked to monitor the election by the National Electoral Council (CNE).
On Monday, the CNE - which is dominated by government allies - declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner, but the result has been disputed by the opposition which says voting tallies show its candidate, Edmundo González, has won by a wide margin.
In a...
From the Right
Sen. Scott calls on Biden to recognize Gonzalez as 'legitimate president-elect of Venezuela'Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., is calling on the Biden-Harris administration to recognize Edmundo González as the "legitimate president-elect of Venezuela" after his conversation with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.
According to Scott's office, since the election in Venezuela took place, the senator contacted the White House "repeatedly to schedule a call with President Biden."
The Organization of American States (OAS) is scheduled to hold a meeting on Wednesday on the results of the Venezuelan presidential election.
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