The Venezuelan dictatorship blocks Chilean senators from entering the country this Friday Felipe Cast Y Jose Manuel Rojo Edwards who had come as Election observer Invited by the opposition on Sunday.
,They have just informed us that they are deporting us because they tell us that we do not meet the profile or the conditions to enter the country. This is totally arbitrary. This shows that all the things that some people say that this is a democracy are a big lie.”The cast denounced in a video published on the social network X.
Presidency of the Chilean Senate He assured that the events are “undemocratic” and “reflect the greatest gravity” because “the Chilean senators have all the conditions that are usually required by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to enter its territory.”
Edwards, the far right Christian Social Partyindicated on his part that “Maduro has brought misery and hunger.’” and “You should know that all of Latin America is going to defend the democracy of the brave people of Venezuela.”
Maduro, who has been in power since 2013, will face off on Sunday Edmundo González UrrutiaThe 74-year-old former diplomat who became the opposition candidate after Venezuela’s leader Maria Corina Machado According to traditional pollsters in the South American country, the pollster was disqualified and that leads the way on voting intentions.
However, Chavismo has assured that Maduro will win, despite the fact that free elections reflect the boredom of a large part of the population amid the dire situation. Economic Crisis Which has destroyed the country in the last decade.
The deportation of Chilean senators comes hours after the Chavista dictatorship prevented the entry of a delegation of parliamentarians. Popular Party of Spain (PP). and a group of former Latin American presidents.
Meanwhile, former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet He said this Friday that ”The world hopes that Venezuelan authorities will accept the results peacefully” and called for avoiding “any act of violence or repression” in Sunday’s elections.
Bachelet, who was the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights between 2018 and 2022, pointed out that “the will of the people is the essence of democracy” and indicated that “it is essential that all political and social actors contribute to maintaining peace and stability in the country.”
,I strongly urge the Venezuelan authorities to guarantee full respect for the human rights of all citizens, regardless of their political affiliation.“ the former ruler added.
Bachelet is well aware of Venezuela’s reality, having visited the country several times while she was head of the UN agency.
After a visit of several days in 2019, the former Chilean president assured that the humanitarian situation had deteriorated “exceptionally” and two years later, in 2021, she detailed the humanitarian system in a scathing report. Abuse and torture Implemented by the Nicolás Maduro regime.
Bachelet’s statement comes a day after Chilean Pres. Gabriel Boric, Said it was incomprehensible that Maduro threatened “bloodshed” if he did not win.
“I agree with and support Lula’s statements: under no circumstances can genocide be threatened. Leaders and candidates get votes and those votes represent popular sovereignty, which must be respected,” Boric said in a meeting with foreign correspondents.
(With information from EFE)