The Biden administration on Thursday announced that more than a dozen allies to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will face sanctions following the election in the country that was marred by voter fraud.
The U.S. and other countries officially recognized Edmundo Gonzalez as the winner of the election, which took place on July 28, but Gonzalez was forced to flee the country to Spain after the government of Venezuela issued a warrant for his arrest.
“The United States is taking action today to promote accountability for Nicolás Maduro and his representatives for obstructing a competitive and inclusive presidential election in Venezuela and abusing the human rights of the Venezuelan people,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Thursday in a press statement. “Rather than respecting the will of the Venezuelan people as expressed at the ballot box, Maduro and his representatives have falsely claimed victory while repressing and intimidating the democratic opposition in an illegitimate attempt to cling to power by force.”
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