France's President Emmanuel Macron has called for tougher sanctions against Venezuela, accusing it of violating democracy and human rights.
"It's not been a democracy for a long time," said Mr Macron. His comments came after the Supreme Court in Caracas imposed restrictions on the main opposition coalition for presidential elections due in April. On Monday, the European Union froze the assets and imposed a travel ban on seven senior Venezuelan officials.
Mr Macron said that there was no sign of progress from President Nicolás Maduro government and called for a joint effort to help restore democracy in Venezuela. 'Institutions overrun'
"We'll have to see at the European level whether we want new sanctions. I am in favour of having them... "I want us to go further given the recent decisions and the shift to authoritarianism," said Mr Macron. He was speaking after a meeting in Paris with his Argentine counterpart, Mauricio Macri.
The two leaders criticised the decision by Venezuela's Supreme Court to ban the participation of the opposition in the presidential poll as a coalition, the Democratic Union Roundtable, or MUD.
source: www.bbc.com
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