The United States has issued a strong warning to Nicolás Maduro,rejecting what it calls “the electoral farce in the Esequibo.” this statement comes in response to the call by Chavismo for a vote in the state of Guyana Esequiba, a territory in dispute with Guyana, which was created last year.

The U.S. has explicitly stated that it rejects “all attempts by Nicolás Maduro and its illegitimate regime of undermining Guyana’s territorial integrity including this last electoral farce in the Esequibo region.”

As voting commenced, Guyanese President Irfaan Ali asserted his nation’s readiness to defend its territory. “Those who seek to threaten us, who become enterprising, should know that our troops in the front line are ready to defend each inch from our country. Under diffrent circumstances and challenges,” he declared.

In related news, Randy Jagdeo, a Guyanese citizen, was arrested for writing on Facebook that the Esequibo belonged to Venezuela. He faced accusations of inciting betrayal but was later released on bail, according to local reports.

Elections Proceed in disputed Territory

“Those who seek to threaten us…should know that our troops in the front line are ready to defend each inch from our country.”
– Irfaan Ali, President of Guyana

Approximately 21,000 voters were relocated to 12 centers in the parishes of Costa and san Isidro within the Sifontes municipality of Bolívar state for the Esequibo constituency. The parish of Tumerem was excluded from the process. Nicolás Maduro aims to elect a governor, along with eight national and seven regional parliamentarians to represent the territory.