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Protest called to “defend the victory of Edmundo González in a civil way”
Opposition leader María Corina Machado called on Venezuelans to “defend the path of victory for Edmundo González” and called on citizens to follow “our president-elect” at 11 a.m. in Venezuela, in front of the United Nations headquarters.
The European Commission will find a “way out of the crisis” in Venezuela
The European Commission (EC) said this Tuesday that it will continue to support the search for “a way out of the crisis” in Venezuela, and stressed that the issue of sanctions is “premature”, after Sunday’s elections in which Nicolás Maduro re-elected.
“We will continue to support the search for a way out of the political crisis in Venezuela. Talking about sanctions at this time is premature. Discussions between the Member States continue,” said the spokesman of the Foreign Affairs Ministry Peter Stano during a press conference.
PT describes Venezuela’s elections as “democratic and sovereign”
The Workers’ Party (PT), led by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, described the elections in Venezuela as “democratic and sovereign” and that President Nicolás Maduro was “re-elected.”
Although Lula’s government said that it will speak on the elections when all the results are out, his party left a statement in which they knew that the Venezuelan president was reinstated.
“PT wishes the Venezuelan people for the electoral process that took place on Sunday in a peaceful, democratic and sovereign day,” said a note from the “National Executive.”
Regarding the allegations of fraud that have occurred in Venezuela, PT said that it is certain that the National Electoral Commission, “which announced the victory of President Nicolás Maduro,” will give respect to all the applications received, within deadlines and in terms. provided for by the Venezuelan Constitution. And he added that “PT will be careful to contribute, to the extent of its power, so that the problems of Latin America and the Caribbean are addressed by the local people, without any kind of violence or outside interference.”
Xi Jiping: “China, as always, will support Venezuela’s efforts to protect its sovereignty”
President of China, Xi Jipingsent a message this Tuesday support for Nicolás Maduro, after being re-elected this Sunday.
The Asian leader pointed out that China and Venezuela are “good friends who trust each other” as well as “good partners who are committed to development.”
“China, as always, will firmly support Venezuela’s efforts to protect the sovereignty and honor of its country as the sovereign and legitimate cause of Venezuela against foreign interference,” he added.
At least one has died in the protests in Venezuela
Protests after the re-election of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela left at least one dead.
According to the NGO Foro Penal, specialized in the protection of political prisoners, the death occurred in Yaracay, although it did not specify the circumstances of the death. This Monday there were events in different parts of Caracas and clashes with the National Guard.
Venezuela suspends air connection with Panama and Dominican Republic due to “interference actions”
Starting this Wednesday, Venezuela will suspend flights to and from Panama and the Dominican Republic due to the “interfering actions” of the governments of those two countries, which questioned the transparency of the re-election of leftist President Nicolás Maduro. The Ministry of Transportation reported.
“A temporary suspension of commercial flights has been announced, to and from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela including Panama and the Dominican Republic, on July 31,” the government indicated in an official statement.
Venezuela: on the brink of an unpredictable crisis
By Aien Nesci, from Caracas
After the victory Nicolas Maduro in the elections, unknown by the majority of the opposition, the tension is growing in Venezuela and the risk of a new crisis is increasing. Yesterday, from the morning, they moved out demonstrations, cacerolazos and marches in different parts of the country, and there are fears of violent unrest in the coming days. From it worksThe President of the Senate, Jorge Rodríguez called “the people of Venezuela to great marches that started this Tuesday to celebrate the victory and defend the peace of the Republic.”
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Two statues of former President Hugo Chavez were demolished
Two statues of former President Hugo Chavez – who ruled Venezuela from 1999 until his death from cancer in 2013 – they demolished this Monday Venezuelaamid protests that rejected the announcement of President Nicolás Maduro as the winner of Sunday’s elections.
“They went to attack President Chávez, the Prime Minister, the best president he ever had.” Venezuela in the 150th year, “Maduro lamented in a televised address in which he showed images of the destruction of statues in La Guaira, a port near Caracas, and in the city of Mariara, in the state of Carabobo (center).
“It is the representative image of the gringo color revolutions,” said Maduro, who became president after the death of Chavez, and who just won a third six years, according to the results of the National Electoral Council (CNE) .
Dozens arrested for “terrorist acts”
Dozens of people have been arrested in recent hours for their participation in “criminal” and “terrorist” acts in Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro reported, who largely blamed the opposition for these incidents.
“We have witnessed incidents of incidents (…) violent attacks, you can call them criminals, terrorists (…) many dozen of these people have been arrested in flagrante delicto, ” Maduro said.
The leader of Chavista indicated that 80% of those arrested “have criminal records” and some of them – he noted – returned to the country on departure flights from the United States, but did not provide their identity or provide any details open. Moreover, he continued, almost 90% “have two characteristics: they are in an advanced state of drug addiction and they are armed.”
Among the actions that Maduro has announced, there are attacks on “hundreds” of more than 15,000 polling stations scheduled for elections, the destruction of “voting equipment”, the burning of “mayor offices” and attacks on members of the National Armed Forces and representatives of the Bolivarian National Police (PNB).
Biden and Lula will talk about the situation in Venezuela
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, will speak this Tuesday afternoon with the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in the midst of the electoral crisis in Venezuela and in the midst of Brazil’s efforts to publish the minutes that confirm the victory that Nicolás Maduro announced on Sunday by the National Electoral Commission (CNE) of Venezuela.
The White House indicated that Biden and Lula will speak at 2:30 p.m. local time (6:30 p.m. GMT), a conversation that is expected to focus on the crisis that has emerged in Venezuela for the doubts expressed by many countries. on the continent, including the United States.
Lula sent the foreign adviser and former foreign minister, Celso Amorim, who had met with Maduro and asked him when the electoral records that confirmed the victory of Maduro against the opposition led by Edmundo González Urrutia, supported by Maria Corina.
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