2024-05-07 00:32:58
Political fervor in Venezuela has been unleashed with the foray of María Corina Machado into the electoral pre-campaign, where the opposition leader has made a significant impact by promoting Edmundo González Urrutia as a presidential candidate. Although the official campaign has not yet begun, the massive events led by Machado have forced members of the regime to leave their offices to face competition that is increasingly challenging.
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The nomination of González Urrutia as a unitary opposition candidate has launched intense work to make her political profile known in a scenario where María Corina Machado has deployed a formidable visibility strategy. From the streets of the state of Zulia, where the opposition gathered in support, to his tours with the candidate’s photo in hand, Machado has been on the front line forging a path that seeks victory at the polls.
Machado’s actions have generated an immediate reaction from Chavismo, which was forced to mobilize to counteract the opposition impulse. Nicolás Maduro, leader of the regime, walked the streets of Guatire in an attempt to capture public attention, although images revealed significantly lower attendance than expected.
Simultaneously, Chavismo launched its campaign to instill fear in the electorate through an escalation of persecution against dissent and intimidation of the opposition vote.
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According to a report written by the CASLA Institute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) that was presented this week, the persecution in Venezuela “has become more cruel and incisive and what it tries to do is dismantle any coordination that exists within the civil society”, to “frighten anyone who wants to support, for example, the Vente Venezuela party, which they declared a terrorist group”, which allows them to “go after all its members”.