Venezuela govt, opposition hold US-backed talks on democratic transition
US officials said the talks aim to set electoral rules and a credible National Electoral Council for a democratic transition.
- Members of Venezuela's interim government met with opposition leaders on Thursday to discuss a "roadmap for a dialogue on a democratic transition," the US State Department said.
- Former opposition lawmaker Dinorah Figuera returned to Caracas on Thursday after eight years of exile, having fled in 2018 following "threats and harassment" for her Justice First party work.
- Figuera met with Venezuelan Parliament President Jorge Rodriguez at the National Assembly on Thursday to discuss her capacity representing opposition lawmakers from the 2015-2020 term.
- Upon her return, Figuera sought to distance herself from opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who recently launched her own initiative to negotiate a Venezuelan democratic transition.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio said earlier this month that Washington desires "free and fair multi-party elections," while the US embassy in Caracas confirmed Figuera met with officials to discuss democratic transition paths.
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Venezuela govt, opposition hold US-backed talks on 'democratic transition'
Meeting in Caracas, between Jorge Rodriguez, head of National Assembly legislature, and Dinorah Figuera, ex-opposition lawmaker, is the first public rapprochement between ruling party and opposition members in nearly three years.
The United States stated on Thursday that it welcomed a meeting between Jorge Rodríguez, president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, and Dinorah Figuera, former deputy of the opposition, to discuss a democratic transition in the South American country, including the strengthening of the National Electoral Council (CNE). The meeting, held in Caracas, was the first public rapprochement between members of the ruling party and the opposition in…
US hails initial meeting between Venezuelan government, opposition
June 18 - The United States said on Thursday it welcomed a meeting between Jorge Rodriguez, the head of Venezuela's National Assembly legislature, and Dinorah Figuera, a former opposition lawmaker, for discussions on a democratic transition in the South American country, including strengthening the National Electoral Council (CNE). Read more at straitstimes.com.
On Thursday, the Government of the United States expressed its official support for a new and unexpected phase of political dialogue in Venezuela aimed at a democratic transition, focusing on the reform of the electoral system and the restoration of fundamental political guarantees.The White House announcement follows a high-level meeting in the Legislative Federal Palace of Caracas between the head of the Chavista Parliament, Jorge Rodríguez, a…
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