Viva La Revolucion!: South American Nations Back Maduro's Venezuelan Election Triumph [View all]
South American governments have moved quickly to back Venezuelan President-elect Nicolas Maduro, whose slim victory on Sunday is being disputed by the political opposition amid calls for a recount.
The Union of South American Nations, or Unasur, has released a statement expressing support for the results of the Venezuelan presidential election in which Socialist party candidate Maduro narrowly defeated opposition challenger Henrique Capriles Radonski with 51 percent of the vote.
“The Unasur electoral commission congratulates the Venezuelan people for the civic and democratic spirit demonstrated on the occasion of the election of April 14,” read the statement.
Capriles has refused to accept the electoral results without a recount, while the 12-member organization -- which includes the governments of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela -- urged all parties to respect the outcome.
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