The Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado He launched an appeal to the President’s Government Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to demand from the president Nicolas Maduro “accept their defeat in the presidential elections of July 28 and negotiate a peaceful transition to the winning candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia”.
Machado, in a virtual press conference addressed to Mexican media, expressed his desire that “the Mexican Government understand the enormous responsibility, not only towards Venezuela, but towards the region”, especially given the “close relationship between both countries” and the questioned actions of the National Electoral Council (CNE).
The leader of the political movement Come Venezuelaurged Mexico’s National Electoral Institute (INE) to verify the database containing 83.5% of the voting records. According to Machado, these records confirm that González Urrutia obtained 67% of the votes compared to Maduro’s 30%.
In addition, the opposition invited the president-elect of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, to pay attention to the struggle of Venezuelan women against a regime that tries to perpetuate itself in power. Despite maintaining communications with the governments of Brazil y Colombia, Machado He regretted the lack of contact with the Mexican government, although he expressed his willingness to provide any mediation.
In parallel, he warned about the possible migratory consequences if Maduro clings to power by force. “If Maduro chooses to cling to power by force, we could be seeing a wave of migration like we have never seen before: three, four, five million Venezuelans in a very short time,” he warned. This warning comes in a context where it is already estimated that 7.7 million of Venezuelans have emigrated in recent years due to the crisis.
For his part, the Venezuelan president denounced attempts at destabilization and ordered the temporary suspension of the red social Xfor ten days. The measure seeks to ensure that the company, owned by Elon Musk, to present “precautions” to the Venezuelan authorities. “Elon Musk, the owner of X, has violated all the rules of the social network by inciting hatred, fascism, civil war, death and confrontation between Venezuelans. He has broken all the laws of Venezuela, and in Venezuela there is law,” he said.
Maduro ‘expels’ Musk by blocking X for 10 days
Red. The action of Maduro reflects a strategy of media control that endangers freedom of expression in Venezuela.
The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, ordered the social network X to be taken out of circulation for a period of 10 days, so that the company, owned by South African magnate Elon Musk, can present “requirements” to the authorities of the Caribbean country.
“Elon Musk is the owner of X and has violated all the rules of the social network itself. He has violated it by inciting hatred, fascism, civil war, death and confrontation among Venezuelans. He has violated all the laws of Venezuela and in Venezuela there is law,” he exclaimed in front of several supporters during a rally.
Maduro later posted a video on the same platform announcing the suspension: “Get out, Elon Musk! Get out!” he exclaimed in the message. Despite the block, several Venezuelan Internet users have recommended the use of virtual private networks (VPN) to circumvent the restriction and continue using the social network.
The leftist leader was declared the winner with 52% of the votes, ahead of the opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia, who claims victory, denounces fraud and maintains that he has the evidence to confirm it.
For her part, the opposition leader Maria Corina Machado He called on the government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to demand that Maduro “accept his defeat in the presidential elections of July 28 and negotiate a peaceful transition to the winning candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia.”
Machado, in a virtual press conference addressed to Mexican media, expressed her desire that “the Mexican government understands the enormous responsibility, not only towards Venezuela, but towards the region,” especially given the “close relationship between both countries.”
The leader of the political movement Come Venezuela, He urged Mexico’s National Electoral Institute (INE) to verify the database containing 83.5% of the voting records. According to Machado, these records confirm that González Urrutia obtained 67% of the votes compared to Maduro’s 30%.
In addition, the opposition invited the president-elect of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, to pay attention to the struggle of Venezuelan women against a regime that tries to perpetuate itself in power. Despite maintaining communications with the governments of Brazil and Colombia, Machado regretted the lack of contact with the Mexican government.
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