SANTO DOMINGO – Dominican President Luis Abinader has declared that his administration is maintaining vigilant oversight of the political situation in Venezuela, while firmly reiterating its longstanding non-recognition of Nicolás Maduro’s contested presidential mandate. The Dominican leader utilized his social media platforms to underscore this diplomatic stance, tracing it back to the nation’s pivotal role in advancing the Santo Domingo Declaration—a regional initiative demanding unequivocal respect for the electoral will of the Venezuelan populace.
Emphasizing the deep-rooted bonds of solidarity between the Dominican and Venezuelan peoples, President Abinader reaffirmed his government’s readiness to actively support all endeavors directed at reinstating democratic governance, peaceful coexistence, and national reconciliation within the crisis-stricken nation. He vowed that the Dominican Republic would persist in its unwavering defense of democratic principles, asserting that it would invariably align itself with the cause of democracy regardless of the circumstances.
This official position has, however, elicited a spectrum of reactions from domestic political factions. Miguel Vargas Maldonado, who leads both the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) and the Socialist International Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean, voiced his endorsement for a resolution that is democratic, peaceful, and negotiated through frameworks of international law.
Conversely, opposition figures and groups—including former prosecutor Guillermo Moreno, the Broad Front coalition, and the Communist Party of Labor—have issued strong condemnations against any potential foreign military intervention. They warned that such actions would constitute a grave breach of national sovereignty and could dangerously destabilize the wider region. Echoing these concerns, international relations analyst Iván Gatón pointed to the escalating geopolitical friction and the concurrent erosion of multilateral diplomatic engagement across Latin America and the Caribbean.