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Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has moved to clarify Trinidad and Tobago’s position amid Venezuela’s deepening political crisis, insisting her Government will not back any individual leader but supports a democratic transition anchored in free and fair elections.
“I have no issue with whoever is selected to run a transition government as long as free and fair democratic elections are the end result in the near future,” Persad-Bissessar said in a WhatsApp exchange with Guardian Media yesterday.
“I want to make it clear, I support free and fair democratic elections, I do not support any specific person or organisation. The Venezuelan people must choose their leaders, if they choose Delcy Rodriguez or Maria Machado, or anyone else through fair elections, my Government will work with them.”
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