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Officials in Venezuela issued a statement of concern over the stability of US democracy in the face of US Capitol riots carried out by Donald Trump supporters.
The statement mirrored similar statements that US officials have issued about authoritarianism in both countries, and comes a day after the country’s socialist president retook official control of the government following an election last month.
In a communique issued from Caracas, the Venezuelan government said it "expresses its concern with the acts of violence that are taking [place] in the city of Washington, United States."
Mirroring the language used by US officials commenting on political movements in foreign countries, Venezuela condemned the violence in the Capitol.
"Venezuela condemns the political polarization and the spiral of violence that only reflects the deep crisis that the political and social system of the...