U.S. refuses to recognize Maduro’s presidential win in Venezuela polls April 18, 2013 - 19:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The US government is refusing to recognise Venezuela's President-elect Nicolas Maduro's victory in disputed elections in Venezuela, BBC News reported. Secretary of State John Kerry said the US was not yet ready to validate the results of Sunday April 14 poll. Maduro's narrow victory has been challenged by the opposition leader, Henrique Capriles. Capriles is insisting on a vote-by-vote recount and has now submitted a formal request for one. However, the National Electoral Council in Venezuela has so far refused to order one, and the Supreme Court said on Wednesday that there was no legal basis for it. The Union of South American Nations (Unasur) has called an emergency meeting for Thursday to discuss the situation in Venezuela. Unasur members Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Peru have already recognised the election results. Washington has not, and Kerry on Wednesday told members of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee that "if there are huge irregularities we are going to have serious questions about the viability of that government". Maduro responded by accusing Washington of interfering in Venezuela's internal affairs.   Top stories A spokesperson, said a doctor gave her a vaccination on Friday, then tested positive for the virus shortly after. Czechs and foreign nationals with permanent or long-term residence will not be allowed to leave the country. Ravindra Gupta said the new test results were "even more remarkable" and likely demonstrated the patient was cured. The company got its first break with a contract to build code-making machines for U.S. troops during World War II.   Partner news |  Latest news Source: Armenian troops "occupy" key position on border with Azerbaijan  A former Defense Ministry spokesman said earlier that Azerbaijan "sustained positional losses" in the past day.Lawmaker: Armenia has downed several Azerbaijani drones A source has published a photo if one of the downed UAVs which it said is most probably ThunderB drone.Azerbaijani army shells Armenian village with grenade launchers Seven 82-mm and three 120-mm shells landed in the Armenian border village of Chinari.Three Armenian troops wounded in Azerbaijan's shooting A spokesperson said the soldiers have received slight shrapnel wounds, their lives are not in danger. |
