EU to renew sanctions against Chavista leaders for lack of democratic transition in Venezuela

BRUSSELS, December 12 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The European Union will renew for 12 months the sanctions against the government of Nicolas Maduro due to the lack of progress in the democratic transition in Venezuela, at a time when the international community has raised its voice against Caracas after the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the opposition María Corina Machado and political and security pressure from the United States with military operations in the Caribbean.

The 27 will extend sanctions against more than 60 people linked to Maduro’s executive, as reported by European sources, due to the measures that weigh on their role in the elections of July 2024, in which the National Electoral Council (CNE) proclaimed the president the winner without presenting the minutes proving the result.

At the end of 2024, member states increased pressure against Maduro with new sanctions due to the lack of progress following the open crisis after the elections in Venezuela.

Among those sanctioned are Chavista leaders such as Delcy Rodriguez, current Minister of Economy and Executive Vice President, and Diosdado Cabello, Minister of Internal Relations and Justice.

The EU considers that the country has entered a new phase after the elections in which Maduro was declared the winner despite the fact that the opposition candidate, Edmundo González, Machado’s replacement – who was banned from participating in the elections – presented a partial vote count that would demonstrate his victory.

The European bloc made its new restrictions coincide with the date on which the change of power in the presidency should take place, January 10, whenever it was impossible for Edmundo González to take office.