Representatives from 12 Latin American countries and Spain met in an event called "MPs around the world", in which former governor of the state of Zulia, Oswaldo Álvarez Paz, highlighted the importance of having international observers in the upcoming parliamentarian elections to be held in Venezuela.

The former presidential candidate called upon European lawmakers to assess Venezuela's situation. "International observers must witness the disaster Venezuela has become," Paz told private TV news network Globovisión said.

Before the beginning of the event, Chilean Senator Andrés Allamand, a member of right wing party Renovación Nacional, referred to the Venezuelan case, describing it as "a threat to democracy." "When a country does not renew licenses to radio stations, when a country arbitrarily closes TV stations, when the opposition is harassed, there are clear signals that something is wrong," the Chilean MP said. He urged the Organization of American States and the international community to take action against violations of the Venezuelan Constitution.

As for the People's Power Law and the establishment of a Community Parliament, the Chilean senator said that "this is another form of constitutional fraud," because there can be no parallel institutions.

Francisco Contreras, a Guatemalan senator for the CASA party, said that he does not want "a setback for freedom of expression in Venezuela."

Relatives of the Venezuelan political prisoners also participated in the event.

Source: ElUniversal.com