Peru鈥檚 foreign ministry on Monday ordered Venezuelan diplomats accredited in the Andean nation to leave the country within 72 hours, after Venzuela鈥檚 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 鈥渟erious and arbitrary decisions made today by the Venezuelan regime.鈥�

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