The White House has corrected US President Joe Biden’s statement that he supports a new election in Venezuela.
A National Security Council spokesman said Biden was “talking about the absurdity of Maduro and his proxies not revealing the truth about the July 28 elections,” without fully walking back Biden’s comment.
The spokesman added that it was “abundantly clear” that opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez won the election.
The US president’s comments came after Brazil called for a new vote, two weeks after leader Nicolas Maduro claimed re-election victory in a race cast into doubt by Western nations.
Asked if he supports a new election in Venezuela, Biden said “yes.”
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has ruled out the possibility of holding a new election, amid an ongoing electoral dispute and after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva floated the idea.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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