Concern grows as Venezuela blocks international election observers | DW News

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Panama's Foreign Ministry says a plane carrying four former Latin American presidents has not been allowed to take off, after their destinaton country - Venezuela - closed its airspace. The former Panamanian, Mexican, Costa Rican and Bolivian presidents were planning on observing Sunday's presidential election in Venezuela. Caracas however denies it prevented the former leaders from entering. President Nicolás Maduro is seeking a third six-year term in office and is facing his toughest electoral challenge in decades.

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All Comments (21)

@mightymo-ij9pz yesterday

"Concern" growing now? What, 8 million people walking out of the country wasn't alarming enough of a clue?
@willberry6434 yesterday

Being a dictator and bragging about the military’s support isn’t a flex maduro….
@carmenelianacapriles6976 yesterday

Not only the expresidents were banned to enter Venezuela, but we, the more than 4 million voters outside Venezuela, were banned to vote. Our wright to vote was denied! But this regime is going to lose no matter what they do. Venezuela will be free!!! ❤🇻🇪❤️‍🔥
@tonirivera9996 yesterday

"I'm, the only candidate" sounds about right.
@rons3634 yesterday

It's Venezuela. It doesn't matter who gets the most votes. What matters is who counts those votes. The only way Maduro loses is if he has grossly overestimates his popularity with the people and lets the election play out legitimately.
@hinthegroove9740 yesterday

This is heartbreaking
@tobias41641 yesterday

Crazy to think that once this country was rich and only internal politics made it poor.
@frankmcgowan3371 yesterday

He won’t lose as long as he’s in charge of the elections.
@insurgent0257 16 hours ago

as a russian - wish well for opposition, venezuela dont need him, venezuela need changes!
@IoannisMetaxas-hv9uf yesterday

A brutal military dictator . What do you expect?
@maslj. yesterday

Thank u DW
@marijo1951 yesterday

I hope Maduro doesn't do a full Lukashenko if he loses the election and simply refuse to step down.
@DanTheMan.03 yesterday

I hope all the best for Venezuela. Time to let go that inutil.
@barbaraseymour3437 7 hours ago

Thanks for covering this — haven’t seen much in other sources.
@samyadeepsengupta460 yesterday

People of Venezuela must elect a leader who will fix their fragile economy and make it anti fragile,make DEMOCRACY work,let there be a free market and an open airspace for all to come and go.
@McQueenPaul 18 hours ago

Madura hasn't finished emptying the coffers of Venezuela yet and it is telling that he states that he is the only candidate with the support of the military.
@defendandprotect-om5hv yesterday

Did we expect anything different.
@cageybee7221 18 hours ago

shock: dictator is doing dictator stuff
@brutpenta yesterday

if he loses the military's support it's OVER for lilbro 😭😭😭😭
@harmoniacaotica yesterday

"Concern grows" as things proceed as expected in Venezuela's Maduro dictatorship.