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The situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025

2025/2519(RSP)·RSP·Official procedure file ↗

Resolution on a topical subject.

Summary

In this non-legislative resolution, Parliament addresses the situation in Venezuela following what it describes as the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025, when Nicolás Maduro took power despite electoral records indicating that Edmundo González Urrutia had won the 28 July 2024 election with a majority of votes cast. It recalls that the regime-controlled National Electoral Council refused to publish the official electoral records and falsified the results, and it documents post-election repression including deaths, thousands of arrests and enforced disappearances, and the presence of political prisoners. Parliament reiterates its recognition of Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate elected President of Venezuela and of María Corina Machado as leader of the democratic forces, both awarded the 2024 Sakharov Prize. It records human rights violations, arbitrary detentions and the persecution of opposition figures, and notes the reduction imposed on the diplomatic presence of certain EU Member States.

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Voted 23 Jan 2025

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Other votes on this text · 12 votes

Plenary amendments7 tabled on this text

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 1PfEJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 7 a (new)
    Amendment

    7a. Expresses concern for Alberto Trentini, an Italian citizen and a volunteer for the non-governmental organisation Humanity & Inclusion that helps people with disabilities, who was arrested by the Venezuelan authorities on 15 November 2024 during a humanitarian mission and of whom there has been no news since his arrest; highlights that Mr Trentini also suffers from health problems and does not have medicines or any basic necessities with him;

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  2. Amendment 2PfEJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 1 a (new)
    Amendment

    1a. Recognises Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate and democratically elected President of Venezuela and María Corina Machado as the leader of the democratic forces in Venezuela;

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  3. Amendment 3PfEJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 2 a (new)
    Amendment

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

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  4. Amendment 4PfEJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 3 a (new)
    Amendment

    3a. Deplores Venezuela’s alignment with Russia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Iran and other dictatorial regimes;

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  5. Amendment 5ECRJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 8 a (new)
    Amendment

    8a. Underlines that Maduro’s regime has relied on Cuban military intelligence and state security services to redesign its armed forces and intelligence service to increase its surveillance and repressive apparatus; deplores Venezuela’s alignment with Cuba, Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, Nicaragua and other dictatorial regimes;

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  6. Amendment 6S&DJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 14 a (new)
    Amendment

    14a. Supports all the EU’s efforts and encourages it to continue working with all Venezuelans, regional and international partners to foster dialogue and a democratic way out of the crisis, led by Venezuelans, that restores political stability, economic growth and social welfare to the millions of Venezuelans who face critical needs;

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  7. Amendment 7S&DJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 4
    Current text

    4. Coincides with the Member States, that the Venezuelan regime has missed a key opportunity to respect the will of the people and ensure a transparent democratic transition in the country and that as a result Maduro lacks any democratic legitimacy and therefore Parliament does not recognise him;

    Amendment

    4. Coincides with the Member States that the Venezuelan regime has missed a key opportunity to respect the will of the people and ensure a transparent democratic transition in the country and that as a result Maduro lacks any democratic and political legitimacy;

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