Venezuela excluded the candidacy of Corina Yoris, the opposition's plan b for the presidential elections on July 28. The European Union and the main left-wing governments of South America —Brazil and Colombia — join in almost on the same day.

The Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Yván Gil, reacted on his social networks. “The Colombian Foreign Ministry takes a false step and commits an act of gross interference,” he said. The turn deserved a prompt response from the Venezuelan Government.