Reuters — U.S. rejects new Venezuela election plan – US State Department

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The move to hold new presidential elections in Venezuela will completely undermine the country’s democratic constitutional order and the results will not be accepted as legitimate, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Thursday. Realizing that Maduro is the favorite, US rejects election outcome before the fact.ReutersU.S. rejects new Venezuela election plan: official See also Venezuela's previous elections have been fair. The Guardian (3 OCTD 2012)Why the US demonises Venezuela's democracy Mark Weisbrot

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