The U.S. government warned Venezuela that it would give all candidates until November 30 to run in the election. 2024 Presidential ElectionIncluding The chosen candidate is Maria Corina Machado and release political prisoners, otherwise it would reimpose recently lifted sanctions.
“We have to see the process of rehabilitation of all candidates by the end of November Maria Corina Machado(…) The Venezuelan people must decide who should be their leaders,” said Juan González in an interview with the NTN24 channel, a key adviser to US President Joe Biden on Latin America. “Unjustly detained” Americans and “apparently” “other political prisoners” in Venezuela. They also indicated that they would like to see liberation.
At that interview, if the above conditions are not met, the US Lift sanctions on Venezuela This applies following the signing of an electoral agreement between Nicolás Maduro’s government and the Venezuelan opposition in Barbados on October 17.
“We need to see the results to prove that this first step is successful. We have taken a big step to send a signal of our commitment, but if those expectations are not met after November 30, we will have to take steps to remove the sanctions relief we have provided,” he pointed out.
mn (efe, NTN24.com)
