Former Argentine President Alberto Fernandez said Wednesday he had been asked to cancel his plans to observe Venezuela's elections on Sunday, after publicly calling on incumbent President Nicolas Maduro to accept the results even if he loses.
Former Argentine President Joins Call for Publication of Venezuela Voting Results
Maduro is seeking a third six-year term with the opposition far ahead in the polls despite what is seen as a campaign of intimidation and persecution.
On Monday, Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva responded to the president's warnings of a "bloodbath" if he loses, saying: "Maduro must learn: if you win, you stay. If you lose, you go."
The next day, Fernandez paraphrased Lula's words when he urged Maduro in a radio interview to accept defeat if that was the outcome.
