The situation in Venezuela

Amendments tabled for the plenary sitting on this text, in their own numbering series. This is a different set from the committee amendments tracked elsewhere on AmendEU, and is not counted in any of the site’s amendment totals.

1. Amendment 1ECRJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 2
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   2. Urges the EU and its Member States to recognise Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate and democratically elected president of Venezuela;

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   2. Urges the EU and all its Member States to recognise Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate and democratically elected president of Venezuela;

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2. Amendment 2RenewJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 1
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   1. Recognises Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate and democratically elected President of Venezuela; also recognises María Corina Machado as the leader of the democratic forces in Venezuela, since she was elected at the primaries of the Unitary Platform in 2023 with 92.35 % of the vote;

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   1. Stresses that Edmundo González would appear to be the winner of the presidential election by a large majority, according to so far publicly available copies of the electoral records (actas); recognises María Corina Machado as the leader of the democratic forces in Venezuela, since she was elected at the primaries of the Unitary Platform in 2023 with 92.35 % of the vote;

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3. Amendment 3RenewJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 3
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   3. Calls for the EU and its Member States to do their utmost to ensure that the legitimate and democratically elected president can take office on 10 January 2025, in accordance with the Venezuelan Constitution;

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   3. Expects, in this regard, that on 10 January 2025 Edmundo González would be sworn in as President of Venezuela;

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4. Amendment 4RenewJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 11
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   11. Calls for the EU and its Member States to request an international arrest warrant for Nicolás Maduro for crimes against humanity, on the basis of all the grave violations of human rights he has committed;

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   11. Calls on the ICC to include the ongoing human rights violations and arbitrary detentions in its investigations into alleged crimes against humanity committed by the Maduro regime, and to hold those responsible to account;

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5. Amendment 6S&DJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph – 1 a (new)
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   –1a. Strongly rejects the legitimacy of the election results due to the lack of transparency and minimum guarantees during the electoral process and the data aggregation;

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6. Amendment 7S&DJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph – 1 b (new)
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   – 1b. Demands that Venezuela’s electoral authorities release full, transparent and detailed voting results, including results per polling station; calls on the Venezuelan authorities to respect the election results and the will of the Venezuelan people;

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7. Amendment 8S&DJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 7 a (new)
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   7a. Demands the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners and arbitrarily detained persons, and that compensation be provided to them and their families, while restoring their full civil and political rights; demands that the Maduro government cease its policy of repression and attacks on civil society and the opposition;

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8. Amendment 9S&DJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 11 a (new)
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   11a. Strongly condemns the Venezuelan Government’s issuance of an arrest warrant for Edmundo González; highlights the Spanish Government’s decision to welcome Mr González in Spain with the aim of granting him political asylum upon his request, which will make it possible to protect him as well as to maintain a viable perspective for a resolution to the political impasse;

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9. Amendment 10S&DJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 11 b (new)
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   11b. Calls on the VP/HR and the Council to consider the renewal of the EU autonomous sanctions regime in due time so that it includes high-level officials, members of the security forces, members of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice and, if deemed appropriate, Nicolás Maduro himself;

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10. Amendment 11The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph – 1 a (new)
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    –1a. Agrees with the positions expressed by the Governments of Brazil, Mexico and Colombia and joins them in requesting that the CNE and the Venezuelan authorities do everything in their power to provide maximum transparency on the election result by publishing all the election records; calls on the Venezuelan authorities to publish all the electoral records as soon as possible, in accordance with the Venezuelan Constitution and electoral law;

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11. Amendment 12Verts/ALE, S&DJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 7 a (new)
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    7a. Underlines and welcomes the role that the Governments of Brazil, Colombia and Mexico are playing; supports all the efforts being made by the international community to find a peaceful, inclusive and democratic solution to the enduring Venezuelan crisis; supports the efforts made by Venezuela’s neighbouring countries to deal with the large number of refugees fleeing Venezuela;

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12. Amendment 13Verts/ALEJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 11 a (new)
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    11a. Strongly condemns the Venezuelan Government’s issuance of an arrest warrant for Edmundo González;

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