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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2024/2810(RSP))

On the situation in Venezuela

B-10-2024-0027

on behalf of the PfE Group · Rapporteur: Hermann Tertsch, Anders Vistisen, Jorge Martín Frías, António Tânger Corrêa, Klara Dostalova, Ondřej Knotek, Jaroslav Bžoch, Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová, Jana Nagyová, Silvia Sardone

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Parliament condemns the electoral fraud in Venezuela's 28 July presidential election and does not recognise Nicolás Maduro's proclaimed victory. It acknowledges Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate president and calls on the EU and member states to recognise him. It demands the release of political prisoners, condemns repression and Venezuela's alignment with certain regimes, and calls for sanctions and asset freezes against those responsible. It supports ICC investigations into crimes against humanity and urges the EU to back an investigation into Maduro and his attorney general.

Key points

  1. Condemns the massive electoral fraud in the 28 July presidential election and does not recognise the proclaimed victory of Nicolás Maduro.
  2. Acknowledges Edmundo González Urrutia as the newly elected and legitimate president of Venezuela.
  3. Calls on the EU, the VP/HR and member states to recognise González Urrutia as legitimate president.
  4. Deplores repression of opposition figures, including torture, disappearances and killings, and reiterates support for the Venezuelan people.
  5. Requests the unconditional and immediate release of all political prisoners.
  6. Deplores Venezuela's alignment with Russia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Iran and other dictatorial regimes.
  7. Calls for further targeted sanctions against regime individuals responsible for human rights violations, suspension of EU funds, and freezing and confiscation of assets of Maduro and the regime.
  8. Supports ICC investigations and urges the EU to support an investigation into crimes against humanity by Maduro and his attorney general.

Who is affected

  • The Venezuelan regime and its proxies, who face sanctions and asset freezes.
  • Political prisoners in Venezuela, who are to be released.
  • The EU and its member states, called on to recognise González Urrutia and impose measures.
  • The International Criminal Court, whose investigations are supported.

Figures and deadlines

  • 80 % of tally sheets published by the opposition indicate González Urrutia won by an insurmountable margin.