Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado will be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize this Friday at an event at the American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora in Miami.
Machado was chosen by a group of academic leaders who are “qualified nominators” under the Nobel Foundation’s rules, because they believe she has more to offer than she has earned.
The outstanding leader of Venezuela will be nominated for her courageous fight in defense of democracy and freedom in Venezuela, which has earned her this international distinction.
The support for the nomination will coincide with a “worldwide” rally called by Machado on Saturday, August 17, aimed at confirming the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia in last Sunday’s elections. August 28. July in Venezuela.
“Venezuelans in the world, look for your city. This August 17, in every corner, join the great world protest for the Venezuelan truth. More than 115 cities already have a meeting time and place to affirm the Venezuelan victory, ”he indicated.
The ‘Comando con Venezuela’, commanded by María Corina Machado, confirmed the cities in Venezuela that are scheduled to be the focus of attention this Saturday.
“We are preparing a ‘great world protest’ for the truth of what happened on July 28. Here we tell you about the cities in Venezuela that are already organized to gather this Saturday, August 17, and show that Venezuela won,” he explained.
• Cojedes: 10:00 am – Plaza Bolivar.
• Delta Amacuro: 10:00 am – Plaza de los Fundadores (Tucupita).
• Sucre: 10:00 a.m. – Virgen del Valle Church.
• Julia: 10:00am – Hit Plaza Indio.
• Anzoátegui: 10:00am – Barcelona Plaza Bombón; Plaza Miranda – Guanta; Lido Beach – Dairy.
• Carabobo: 10:00 am – Tijerazo (Av. Bolivar Valencia).
• Mérida: 10:00 a.m. – Traffic light in front of the Monseñor Silva Private High School (Av. Las Americas).
• Monagas: 10:00 am – Plaza del Indio (Maturin).
• Lara: 10:00 a.m. – Venezuela along 26th Street.
• Nueva Esparta: 10:00 a.m. – Plaza de las Banderas.
• Barinas: 09:00 am – Plaza Padre Noguera.
Internationally, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, El Salvador, Spain, the United States and Mexico are some of the countries in which the march will take place.
“Let the world see in a few minutes that we will not allow ourselves to be looted. Share this image with all your Venezuelan friends because on that day we will be united inside and outside Venezuela,” the opposition leader said.
On 28 July, the National Electoral Council (CNE) declared Nicolás Maduro the winner of the election with 52% of the vote amid serious allegations of fraud.
Given this, opposition leader María Corina Machado provided the country with a platform in which her witnesses were able to record the minutes that show opposition candidate Edmundo González as the winner of the elections.
Since that moment, thousands of Venezuelans from various popular neighborhoods in Caracas and other regions of the country have come out to protest questioning the re-election of Nicolás Maduro and demanding from the CNE the electoral record that gave Maduro the victory.