Washington: US President Joe Biden said Thursday that he would support new elections in Venezuela, after the United and its allies rejected Nicolás Maduro claims of victory.
Asked by reporters at the White House if he supports another vote, Biden said, “I do.” Biden did not elaborate, and the White House did not immediately provide more detail on the president’s brief remark.
Earlier Thursday, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado rejected a proposal from Brazil’s president that Venezuela hold a new presidential election following the contested results of last month’s vote.
Her comments came shortly after Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said that he still doesn’t recognize Nicolás Maduro as the winner of last month’s presidential election in Venezuela, and that his counterpart could call for a new vote “if he has good sense”. US President Joe Biden also expressed support for new elections.
Lula said that Maduro still owes an explanation to Brazilians and the rest of the world.
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