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| Erdogan slams US, EU for ‘imperialist’ meddling in Venezuela | Erdogan slams US, EU for ‘imperialist’ meddling in Venezuela |
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| Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has once again thrown his weight behind Venezuelan President Maduro, saying Western attempts to oust him are anything but democracy and rule of law. | Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has once again thrown his weight behind Venezuelan President Maduro, saying Western attempts to oust him are anything but democracy and rule of law. |
| “Is Venezuela yours?” Erdogan asked, speaking before Turkish lawmakers, but apparently addressing Western countries backing self-declared interim leader Juan Guaido. | |
| “How do you oust a person who came to office through elections? How do you hand over presidential [powers] to someone who did not even get elected? Do you know what democracy is?” | |
| The West, he said, is pushing for “an unlawful decision,” by which he seems to mean President Nicolas Maduro being removed from power. So, Turkey doesn’t accept “the world where might is right.” Erdogan stressed that “we are against this imperialist stance.” | |
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