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State Secretary Marco Rubio is hammering Venezuela dictator Nicolas Maduro on Sunday as the South American country holds municipal elections to fill hundreds of mayor positions and thousands of council seats.
Municipal competitions are being held a day before a one -year anniversary of Venezuela’s presidential election, which was widely condemned by the United States and other international observers as illegitimate. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has been increasing pressure against Maduro in recent times, as Treasury Secretary Scott Besent on Friday accused the foreign chief of being the leader of the unit supporting terrorism against the US.
Rubio said in a statement on Sunday on Sunday, “A year after dictator Nicolas Maduro, the wishes of the people of Venezuela as baselessly as the winners, the United States remains firm in its unwavering support for Venezuela’s democratic order and justice.” “Maduro is not the president of Venezuela and his rule is not a valid government.”
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Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro paraded in a military vehicle during the ceremony for Independence Day in Karakas on 5 July 2025. (Through Juan Barretto/AFP Getty Image)
“Maduro is the leader of the Narco-Attackist organization Cartel de Los Sols, and is responsible for the smuggling of drugs in the United States and Europe,” Rubio continued. “Maduro, which is currently inspired by our nation, has corrupted the institutes of Venezuela to assist Cartel’s criminal narco-smuggling scheme in the United States.”
The Department of Justice accused Maduro and 14 other east and current Venezuela officials in March 2020 along with narco-attitude, corruption, drug trafficking and other criminal allegations. Earlier this year, 10 days before President Donald Trump returned to office, the state department increased its information for information ranging from $ 15 million to $ 25 million.
Rubio said on Sunday, “Over the years, Maduro and their chronies have manipulated Venezuela’s electoral system.” “By scheduled the municipal elections on the eve of the July 28 presidential election, the purpose of governance is once again deploying the army and police to suppress the wishes of the people of Venezuela.”
Rubio said, “The United States will continue to work with our partners to hold corrupt, criminal and illegitimate Maduro rule accountable.
Maduro became the president of Venezuela in 2013, but the US has not recognized its presidential post since 2019. The US and other countries have refused to recognize Maduro as the winners of the July 2024 Venezuela election, cited widespread fraud.
On July 28, 2024, a relative of those detained during the protest after the disputed, participates in a vigilance on July 16, 2025, demanding their release before the Public Prosecutor’s office in Karakas. (Through Federico Para/AFP Getty Image)
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The Treasury Department on Friday approved Cartel de Los Sols, also known as the Cartel of the Sun as a “particularly designated global terrorist”. The United States alleges that Cartel de Los Sols presided over the high-ranked persons of Maduro and other Venezuela under its rule, who have corrupted government institutions in Venezuela, including military, intelligence equipment, legislature and parts of the judiciary to provide trafficking efforts in the United States in parts of the United States. ,
The US claims that Venezuela-based group train provides material assistance to D Argue and Sinaloa Cartel. The Trump administration classified Train D Argu and Sinaloa Cartel in February as foreign terrorist organizations.
According to the Treasury Department, the name Cartel de Los Sols is derived from the symbol of the Sun which is often depicted on the uniform of Venezuela military officers.
Chakao Municipal Mayor Gustavo Duke, on July 11, 2025, talks to supporters at the beginning of the election campaign for the municipal elections in Karakas. Elections for the mayor and councilors will be held on 27 July. (Through Juan Barretto/AFP Getty Image)
According to the Treasury Department, Cartel “supports the train de Aragua in fulfilling its purpose of using illegal drug floods as a weapon against the United States,” according to the Treasury Department.
Besant said on Friday that the new action “through terrorist groups such as Cartel de Los Sools highlights the facility of illegal Maduro rule of narco-attitude.”
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He said, “The Treasury Department will continue the pledge of President Trump, which will pledge to put the US tightly on violent organizations like Train de Argu, Sinaloa Cartel and their facilities, Cartel de Loss Sols.”
