Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado rejected a proposal, backed by the Brazilian and Colombian presidents, to re-run July 28’s heavily-contested presidential elections. The Venezuelan government would not accept the idea either, a source close to the matter told the Herald.

On Thursday, Brazilian President Lula Da Silva and Colombian President Gustavo Petro floated the proposal of re-running the elections.

United States President Joe Biden initially said that he endorsed the proposal. However, a few hours later, a White House spokesperson said the leader had misunderstood the question.

The idea to re-do the elections was initially floated by Celso Amorim, Da Silva’s advisor on international issues. On Thursday, Amorim told the Brazilian Senate that if the elections were repeated, they would need “strong international supervision.” He ruled out the Organization of American States for the task, arguing that the organism lacks credibility among Latin American progressive........

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