August 5, 2019
LIMA (Reuters) – Washington is opposed to new elections in Venezuela while President Nicolas Maduro remains in power because his government could manipulate the electoral system in his favor, U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Monday.
Speaking to reporters in Lima, Peru, which is hosting a summit on Venezuela on Tuesday, Bolton said ongoing talks between Maduro’s government and the opposition in Barbados were “not serious” and were allowing Maduro to buy time.
(Reporting By Mitra Taj; Editing by Dan Grebler)
