EU sides with Venezuelan opposition challenging presidential election result.

The European Union heaped further international pressure Sunday (4 August) on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, joining Washington and Latin American nations in refusing to recognize the win he has claimed in the recent election marked by fraud allegations.

The latest rejection comes as Venezuela’s opposition backed outside calls for the results of last week’s disputed presidential vote to be published, as the Pope said Venezuelans must “seek the truth” and warned against further violence.

  • Shampiss@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    72·
    3 months ago

    My brother what can they do?? They put diplomatic pressure and sanctions in place but there’s nothing more a country can do to influence another nation.

    There are US and EU sanctions in Venezuela since years. But they still manage to live in their limited space.

    Saudi Arabia is an Absolute Monarchy. They have a king and all that bullshit. The king is a de facto dictator BY DESIGN. that’s their constitution.

    What do you expect us to say?? “hey, how about you abolish your whole political system? Because you know… We kinda don’t like it”

    I don’t like it either bro but it is what it is. We have to live with that bullshit. Unfortunately there is no solution to everything

    Name a dictator that gets political support from the EU

    • sandbox@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      They can stop selling weapons and bombs to Saudi Arabia? Just a little idea, you know, just from the top of my head.

      • Shampiss@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        Of course i would appreciate it if we stopped selling weapons.

        The West is not perfect by any means. (and I noticed you skipped answering my question about dictators with EU support)

        My point is that country leaders have limited influence. They can’t influence everything like you seem to suggest

        • sandbox@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          3 months ago

          I have never said that they should do anything (except stop selling weapons). My entire point, the entire way through this conversation, is that they have a double standard. I was just pointing that out - the ruling elite of “the West” don’t truly care whether a country is a dictatorship or not, they only care about how willing they to go along with their hegemonic interests.

          If they were truly opposed to dictatorships, they would not arm them. Therefore, they don’t actually fucking care. It’s a pretty tight proof.