Pompeo says Venezuela's Maduro government is 'illegitimate'
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS JANUARY 12, 2019 / 9:15 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described Venezuelas government under President Nicolas Maduro as illegitimate on Saturday and said the United States would work with like-minded countries in Latin America to restore democracy there.
The Maduro regime is illegitimate and the United States will work diligently to restore a real democracy to that country, Pompeo told reporters in Abu Dhabi, where he is on a tour of Middle East countries.
We are very hopeful we can be a force for good to allow the region to come together to deliver that.
Reporting by Lesley Wroughton; Editing by Hugh Lawson
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-pompeo/pompeo-says-venezuelas-maduro-government-is-illegitimate-idUSKCN1P60FL
Short article. No more at link yet.
PeeJ52
(1,588 posts)up close and personal!
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)Zoonart
(11,855 posts)paleotn
(17,912 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)BlueMTexpat
(15,368 posts)an illegitimate appointee of an illegitimate "President."
So, while I am not necessarily a Maduro fan, I give Pompeo's statement the credit it so richly deserves: NONE!
Cousin Dupree
(1,866 posts)empedocles
(15,751 posts)meow2u3
(24,761 posts)and I'm not the only one who believes this.
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)Bradical79
(4,490 posts)The Liberal Lion
(1,414 posts)A member of an illegitimate and illegal government calling another one illegitimate.
That's rich!
PatSeg
(47,418 posts)loves watching us call other governments "illegitimate". The Trump administration is embarrassing enough as it is, Pompeo doesn't have to make it worse.
bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)NickB79
(19,233 posts)But the last thing we need to do is try more regime change right now.
Igel
(35,300 posts)But there are many who still like Venezuela's "democracy."
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/venezuela/article224246290.html
19 just from the OAS. Even AMLO had his representative "abstain."
And there are yet other who, if Hitler called Mussolini fascist, would say, "Is not!" Simply because a person's who's wrong is 100% wrong and they don't ever to be embarrassed by agreeing with him.
Efilroft Sul
(3,579 posts)Farmer-Rick
(10,163 posts)He wouldn't know an illegitimate government if he worked in it...oh wait
Takket
(21,563 posts)Venezuela could write the exact same article with all the names reversed.
Raastan
(266 posts)Pompey works for an illegitimate government, too!
moondust
(19,976 posts)Please his masters!
Solly Mack
(90,762 posts)Mosby
(16,305 posts)Maybe the citizens of the UAE would like a vote, Mike, and not just for some advisory council.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,500 posts)Schmice3
(294 posts)They are always threatening other countries to do as we want. Maduro was elected if I remember correctly. I hope that other countries "will work diligently to restore a real democracy in [our] country".
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)and Pompeo needs to work diligently to restore "real democracy".
SomethingNew
(279 posts)the Maduro government is illegitimate and has ruined the entire country, throwing its people into extreme poverty and hunger. Just because a trump official says it doesnt make it wrong.
For the record, no EU government recognizes the results of the last Venezuelan elections either.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)has destroyed his country while throwing people into extreme poverty and hunger.
What is ironic is that t-rump and his administration and cabinet are doing the same thing.
SomethingNew
(279 posts)If you really think the Trump administration is anywhere near as bad as Maduro and the Venezuelan government, you need to gain some perspective.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)Pompeo is a ass and so is t-rump. Please spare me that you know what my perspective is concerning Valenzuela.
SomethingNew
(279 posts)There are many other problems out there that are just as real and just as important. Refusing to recognize that because of a singular focus on Trump makes you look like a sheltered crybaby.
Maxheader
(4,373 posts)EX500rider
(10,842 posts)Prior to the elections, the Lima Group, with its participating nations of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Saint Lucia, stated that they would not recognize the results of the presidential elections due to the perceived lack of transparency.
On 8 February, the European Parliament, with 480 votes in favor, 51 against, and 70 abstentions, adopted a resolution demanding sanctions against President Nicolás Maduro, Vice President Tareck el Aissami, and other officials, considering them "responsible for the aggravation of the crisis.[159][160] The European Union, through the European Parliament, also ruled that it would not recognize the 20 May elections and called the electoral process "fraudulent".
The governments of Argentina,[161] Canada,[162] Chile,[163] Colombia,[151] Costa Rica,[164] France,[165] Jamaica,[166] Panama,[167] Paraguay,[168] Spain,[169] the United States[160] and Uruguay[170] directly criticized the electoral process in various ways, condemning the disqualification and imprisonment of MUD individuals, the lack of advanced notice for the election date and the bias of electoral bodies, describing such actions by the Venezuelan government antidemocratic.[171][172] Remaining member governments representing countries from the Lima Group, including Brazil, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, and Saint Lucia, denounced the elections in a joint statement through declarations made by the organization.[151]
Meanwhile, the governments of Antigua and Barbuda,[173] Bolivia,[174] Cuba,[175][176] Nicaragua,[177] North Korea[178] and Russia[179][180] reacted to the call for elections positively, showing support for the process and demanded that there be no intervention.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Venezuelan_presidential_election#International
Maxheader
(4,373 posts)I like to give pompy a hard time,
Turbineguy
(37,322 posts)with illegitimate government.
Vinca
(50,269 posts)Pot. Kettle.