Peru Orders Venezuelan Diplomats To Leave Within 72 Hours

Peru's foreign ministry on Monday ordered Venezuelan diplomats accredited in the Andean nation to leave the country within 72 hours after Venzuela's ruling party declared an election victory that the Venezuelan opposition and independent pollsters called implausible.

The ministry made the announcement in a statement citing the "serious and arbitrary decisions made today by the Venezuelan regime."

Peru had said earlier on Monday it would not accept a violation of Venezuelans' popular will and that it had recalled its ambassador.

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