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Venezuela accuses U.S. of urging opposition to boycott election |
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from The Boston Herald
Entered into the database on Wednesday, June 28th, 2006 @ 18:25:12 MST |
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Venezuela’s information minister said Monday that U.S. officials
were urging opponents of President Hugo Chavez to boycott a December presidential
vote. But U.S. officials dismissed the charge. Information Minister Willian Lara said U.S. Embassy officials have held meetings
with presidential candidates who side with the opposition and urged them to pull
out of the election campaign ahead of the Dec. 3 vote. “We have information about meetings that have been held in which the idea
of participating in the electoral campaign until November and then withdrawing
from it has been proposed,” Lara told a press conference. Chavez, a close ally of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, has repeatedly accused the Bush administration of conspiring with Venezuela’s opposition to topple his “revolutionary” government. U.S. officials have repeatedly denied the allegation. Candidates hoping to challenge Chavez in the presidential vote deny taking orders from the U.S. government. Opposition leaders are demanding an independent audit of the voter registry and a manual vote count to guarantee a transparent election. They have threatened to boycott the vote if their demands are not met by the National Elections Council, which is viewed by many government foes as pro-Chavez. ________________________ Read from Looking Glass News "The Devil Wears Prada:" María Corina Machado and Washington’s Indecent Game Against Venezuela MEDIA ALERT: RIDICULING CHAVEZ - THE MEDIA HIT THEIR STRIDE - PARTS 1 and 2 The Latest Confrontation Between the US Empire and Evo Morales and Hugo Chavez The New York Times Versus Chavez From Che to Chavez: Latin America revolts against the empire Venezuelan Judge Orders Trial for Chávez Foe Helped by U.S. |
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