Statement of the Foro de São PauloThe Executive Secretariat of the Foro de São Paulo expresses its profound rejection of the decision of the Government of Donald Trump, of Canada and of several Latin American countries to support the illegitimate presidency of opposition leader Juan Guaidó in Venezuela, contrary to the popular decision expressed in May 2018, when the people democratically elected compañero Nicolás Maduro for the presidency of the country. The 2018 elections were legitimate and recognized
by
various sectors of Venezuelan society, including the opposition.
The
Venezuelan political-electoral system assures the population
broad
exercise of the right to vote and has transparency and
verification
mechanisms. It was praised by the former president of the United
States
Jimmy Carter and now by the former president of the Spanish
government
José Luís Zapatero, who joined the delegations of
international electoral observers. The group that now wants to assume the command of the country is a minority group and does not accept the popular will. This group uses the support of the Trump government and its puppet governments in the region. Trump has already demonstrated on several occasions that he does not respect the sovereignty of other countries and international agreements, in addition to having attitudes that are openly opposed to peace and dialogue for the resolution of conflicts. We call on the countries of the continent to respect the sovereign decision of the people and the principle of non-intervention. Together in the Foro de São Paulo, we will fight for the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean to reach their full sovereignty and independence!
(January 24, 2019. Translated from original Spanish by TML.)
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