Venezuelan opposition urges UN not to attend presidential election

Critics say global body’s presence would legitimise President Nicolas Maduro’s ‘rigged’ vote

Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro
Socialist President Nicolas Maduro is seeking a second term in office
(Image credit: JUAN BARRETO/AFP/Getty)

Venezuela’s opposition alliance has asked the United Nations not to send observers to the “rigged” upcoming presidential election, so as not to “validate a dictatorship”.

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