In a display of support for Venezuelan totalitarian President Nicolas Maduro, Hungary prevented the European Union from questioning the legitimacy of the South American country’s presidential election last week.
Hungary vetoed a statement that expressed concern about alleged “flaws and irregularities” in the voting and called for greater transparency with the Venezuelan election results, Politico reported.
The EU’s measure was not as strong as the United States’, which has stated categorically Maduro’s election is not valid, with Washington recognizing opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as Venezuela’s president-elect.
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