The European Union has warned of a serious crisis in Venezuela if Maduro insists on supporting electoral fraud.

he High Representative of the European Union for foreign affairs and security policy, Josep BorrellHe again called for the publication of electoral records. Venezuela And he warned against that, in case Nicolas Maduro If it insists on saying that it has won without being able to verify it, this country “may enter into a serious crisis.”

“If Maduro insists on saying that he won and does not want to understand that for the international community, results cannot be assumed without verification, Venezuela could enter a serious crisis.“We are all trying to prevent that from happening,” he said. BorelWho appeared before the media on Monday.

The head of European diplomacy sees this “clearly.” mature “He refuses to show the minutes,” he added. “I should have done it, I had time.”

He explained that “if the results are not verified, the results cannot be accepted.”

“i know that mature He gave me very kind words, and this is not the first time, but I must insist on the same thing: If the results cannot be verified, they cannot be accepted and are currently unverified.“Well, it is done through the information provided by the opposition,” he said, referring to Venezuelan opposition They were able to collect “80% or more” of the minutes and give a result that was “radically different from the one announced.” mature“

next to, Borel He called it “the height of sarcasm.” mature I appealed Supreme Court of Venezuela “To defend” him. He said: “I don’t know what he will issue as a verdict because his job is not to calculate the results of elections.”

he High Representative He called for waiting and seeing what would happen in the coming days, although he added that there were more than 2,000 people arrested and “the repression is intensifying,” expressing his confidence that the government would continue the investigation. The international community continues to demand verification of the results..

Asked about the negotiations, he explained that they were still ongoing, and that “some Latin American countries have proposed re-elections and power-sharing between the government and the opposition.” “I don’t know how that will be done, but nothing will be done, for sure, until court “Don’t talk,” he added.

he High Representative of the European Union Last week marked the publication of a report by a committee of United Nations About the presidential elections in VenezuelaIndicating that there is “no basis” for the results announced by the authorities.

“I welcome the decision of UN Secretary-General António Guterres to publish the interim report of the UN Panel of Experts.“He pointed out in a statement, Borel After distributing the document.

“This timely report sheds light on the electoral process and highlights the baselessness of the results announced by the Venezuelan authorities,” the European official said.

He pointed out that the committee was invited by National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela To assess the general development of the elections within the framework of Barbados Agreement.

“In a democracy, results must be complete and independently verifiable in order to be recognized.At this critical moment, European Union He reiterates his call to Venezuelan electoral authorities He stressed the need to publish and independently verify electoral records. Borel.

He added that ” International community “The democratic process must be defended and conditions must be guaranteed for the Venezuelan people to exercise their civil and political rights.”

the European Union Celebrates the efforts of regional partners to “strengthen dialogue led by Venezuela He said this reflects the will of the people expressed at the ballot box, provides guarantees for both parties and leads to democratic transformation.

(With information from EFE)