The Venezuelan government announced Thursday that it will not allow the presence of a European Union Electoral Observation Mission in the presidential elections scheduled for next year.
The president and deputy of the National Assembly (AN, unicameral parliament), Jorge Rodríguez, announced the decision during today’s ordinary session of the legislative body. It is taken considering that the members of the European Parliament acted in a rude manner by meddling in the internal affairs of the country, the official said.
Rodriguez asked for respect for sovereignty: “The future of Venezuela is decided by Venezuelans (…) no electoral observation mission from Europe will return here; they will not return because they are rude and colonialist,” he said.
According to the official, EU emissaries have been sent asking to be invited to the 2024 presidential elections. “We formally tell them that we do not have time to consider their request,” said the AN president, while pointing out that in Venezuela, laws are made as dictated by the Constitution.
Source: Telesurenglish.net