APNU-AFC govt did not recognise the legitimacy of Venzuela's current govt because they said the 2018 election was rigged
Extracted from the US Ambassador's statement:
"Along with 12 other countries, Guyana proclaimed in January 2019, “We reiterate that the electoral process that took place in Venezuela on May 20, 2018, lacked legitimacy as it neither included the participation of all political actors in Venezuela, nor did it have the presence of independent international observers, nor did it comply with the necessary guarantees or international standards for a free, fair and transparent election. Accordingly, we do not recognize the legitimacy of the new presidential term of Nicolas Maduro, or his regime, which commences on January 10, 2019.”
Such statements are not foreign interference, they amount to good diplomacy by members of the hemisphere’s democratic club. My hope and expectation is that Guyana maintains its good standing as a member of this club by counting all the election day votes through a transparent and credible process."
U.S. Ambassador slams statements of foreign interference; maintains call for credible vote count
https://newsroom.gy/2020/04/02...wjRi07Peq_wto3JKmqBU
