Venezuelan opponents Maria Corina Machado y Edmundo González Urrutia They called this Tuesday for street protests in January, when the president’s inauguration is scheduled Nicholas Maduro for a third term after his questioned re-election in Venezuela.
“The time is very close to see us again on the streets of Venezuela to claim victory,” said Machado, who denounces Maduro’s re-election as a fraud and demands a victory for González Urrutia in the presidential elections on July 28.
“Let’s get ready, see you in the streets in January,” the leader, declared clandestine, added in a video on social networks, without giving details about the mobilizations she plans.
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“Let us assume together the commitment to enforce that mandate in 2025,” said González Urrutia, exiled in Spain after an arrest warrant against him.
What happened to Nicolás Maduro after the election in Venezuela?
The National Electoral Council (CNE) proclaimed Maduro re-elected for a third consecutive term (2025-2031), without publishing detailed results. The opposition published on a website copies of electoral records with which it claims a victory, which the government questions.
The inauguration is scheduled for January 10.
Post-election protests left 28 dead and nearly 200 injured, as well as more than 2,400 detained, although nearly 1,400 have been released on parole. The response to opposition calls for demonstrations diminished after the wave of arrests.
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On Monday, the head of US diplomacy, Antony Blinken, renewed his support for González Urrutia, recognized by Washington as president-elect, and Machado.
In a conversation between Blinken and both opponents, the State Department reported, “the commitment of the United States to supporting the will of the Venezuelan people expressed at the polls, the peaceful restoration of democracy in Venezuela and the release of all prisoners was reaffirmed.” politicians unjustly detained.”
Venezuela “does not accept lessons or pressure from anyone,” responded Foreign Minister Yván Gil.
Just like the United States, the European Union and several Latin American countries, they are unaware of the re-election of Maduro, who has remained in power since 2013.
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