it the Peruvian government repented and rejected the presidential inauguration of Nicolás Maduro, which took place this Friday, January 10, at the headquarters of the National Assembly (AN), in Caracas, for a third term. And so he ensured this does not recognize him as the president of Venezuela.
“The Government of Peru regrets and rejects that Nicolás Maduro has fraudulently assumed the presidency of Venezuela. The Peruvian government does not recognize him as president,” said a statement distributed by the Presidency of the Republic.
In the document, the government of Dina Boluarte reiterated that PERU recognizes opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia as president-elect of Venezuela, following the July 28, 2024 elections.
“The popular will, the only legitimate origin of a government, was expressed mostly in favor of Edmundo González Urrutia, whom Peru recognizes as the elected president of Venezuela”, it is emphasized.
This Monday, January 6, Boluarte held a virtual meeting with González Urrutia and the leader of the opposition, María Corina Machado, where the president recognized the “leadership, courage and courage” in the actions decided internationally by the president-elect.
Peru seeks the restoration of democracy in Venezuela
it Government of Peru He indicated that he strongly supports and “demands that the recovery of democratic institutions begin immediately, through a peaceful transition process that respects the legitimate will of the Venezuelan people.”
On another point, Peru reiterates its firm demand that the rights of the Peruvian community in Venezuela be respected and, in particular, that Peruvian citizens who remain unjustly detained be released immediately.