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US Patience ‘Running Out’ on Venezuela Vote as Sanctions Weighed
Nicolas Maduro presses his thumbprint after casting a ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela on July 28.
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The US and other nations are “running out of patience” with Venezuela over the release of detailed voting data, Biden administration officials said Wednesday, as pressure grows on authorities in Caracas to prove the victory claimed by Nicolas Maduro.
“I want to note that our patience, and that of the international community, is running out,” said White House spokesman John Kirby. “It’s running out on waiting for the Venezuelan electoral authorities to come clean and release the full detailed data on this election.”