After Venezuela barred key rivals to Nicolás Maduro, diplomat Yván Gil announced proudly a UN mission to ‘observe’ (and bless) the staged presidential election on July 28. The announcement came during a discussion in Caracas with Gianluca Rampolla, the UN’s main representative in the country. Gil emphasized that this initiative is in response to an […]
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