MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday there was no evidence of fraud in elections that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claims he had won but which the opposition contests and has sparked nationwide protests. Lopez Obrador said Mexico will not participate in a proposed emergency meeting of the Organization […]
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday there was no evidence of fraud in elections that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claims he had won but which the opposition contests and has sparked nationwide protests.
Lopez Obrador said Mexico will not participate in a proposed emergency meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS) permanent council that nine Latin American governments have called for. Other countries and international organizations also have expressed concerns about Sunday’s election.
“We do not agree with the OAS’ biased attitude,” he said during his daily press conference. Lopez Obrador called for transparency while advocating the reduction of interventionism in Venezuela.
(Reporting by Ana Isabel Martinez; Writing by Aida Pelaez-Fernandez; Editing by Brendan O’Boyle and Richard Chang)