“Sé que a los americanos no les ha entusiasmado la idea”, señaló [Josep Borrell]. “Uno tiene a veces que tomar decisiones sopesando ventajas e inconvenientes, y si toda la oposición se presenta a esas elecciones (…) tenemos que acompañarles porque es una mayor garantía para ellos que estemos presentes auditando sistema”.”¿Esto legitima al gobierno de Venezuela? ¿Legitima eso a [el presidente venezolano Nicolás] Maduro? No”, siguió. “Lo que le legitimará o deslegitimará será el informe de la misión”. Texto completo-> RFI
Courtesy Translation-> “I know that the Americans have not been enthusiastic about the idea,” [Josep Borrell] noted. “Sometimes one has to make decisions weighing advantages and disadvantages, and if the entire opposition appears in those elections (…) we have to accompany them because it is a greater guarantee for them that we are present auditing the system.” “Does this legitimize the government of Venezuela? Does that legitimize [Venezuelan President Nicolás] Maduro? No, “he continued. “What will legitimize or delegitimize him will be the mission report.”
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