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US maintains pressure on Venezuela as presidential election approaches
TIM YOUNG warns of possible destabilisation attempts by Washington as Venezuelans prepare to head to the polls later this year
DECISION TIME: National Electoral Council president Elvis Hidrobo Amoroso (centre) announces to the press that Venezuela’s presidential election will take place on July 28
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AS VENEZUELA announces July 28 as the date for its next presidential election, US President Joe Biden is keeping the pressure on the South American nation by renewing for a further year the “declaration of national emergency” against it.
The declaration says Venezuela “poses an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.” First imposed by president Barack Obama, this executive order enables the US to impose an array of sanctions against Venezuela in a drive to achieve “regime change” in the country.
In all, 930 coercive measures that are illegal under international law have been applied against Venezuela amounting to a fully fledged blockade of the country.
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