Edmundo González Urrutia y Maria Corina Machado They participated this Tuesday in a event organized in Madrid by the Venezuelan opposition to a month from January 10scheduled date for the inauguration of the elected president of Venezuela. “On January 10, the one who is against the wall is Maduro“said the leader of Vente Venezuela.
Gonzalez Urrutia expressed his willingness to facilitate a transition “ordered and concerted” so that the will expressed in the elections last July is respected and warned that it is “habitual“than a”de facto government“I ended up leaving power with situations”relatively desperate or unconventional”.
“Our hand remains extended, ready to facilitate an orderly and concerted transition”, he stated during the event; while highlighting: “We know that at the moment, among those who still control the Venezuelan State, there is no provision to comply with the will of the citizen expressed in the presidential elections.”
“This is common in de facto governments and it is also common for them to end up abandoning power through relatively desperate or unconventional situations.”, he emphasized.
For his part, Machado said that his country faces a “terminal phase regime”, “dangerous and brutal”, which shows signs of “despair“, and was convinced that “On January 10, the one who is against the wall is Maduro”.
“The regime is deeply divided and fractured“Machado stated in a telematic intervention during an event organized in Madrid one month before January 10, the date scheduled for the inauguration of the elected president of Venezuela.
On January 10, according to Machado, the Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro has two options: “Either accept the terms of a negotiation and Edmundo González is sworn in and we all win, including the regime itself,” or “continue with blood and fire” to prolong the “tyranny” and commit the “worst mistake,” because “ “The pressure would increase.”
The dictator Nicolas Maduro He stated on different occasions that he will attend the Parliament headquarters to be sworn in as head of state, after having received – he said – an invitation from the Legislative board of directors for said act on January 10.
Nonetheless, Gonzalez Urrutia – exiled in Spain since September – insists that his intention is to return to Caracas to be sworn in as president in January, as he reiterates that he was the winner of the elections. In addition, he said he was “morally prepared” for an eventual arrest upon his return to Venezuela.
The main political blocs in the country each support their candidate. He chavismo -including State institutions such as the Supreme Court of Justice and the Attorney General’s Office- defends the Maduro’s controversial victory.
The opposition -grouped in the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) – advocates for “materializing” a “peaceful transition”, which is why it has called on Maduro to “recognize his defeat”, and asks for more support from countries on all continents and human rights organizations, as well as the International Criminal Court (CPI).
The electoral body proclaimed Maduro as the winnerbut to date has not published a breakdown of the results to confirm this victory, despite repeated calls from anti-Chavistas and several countries, including Brazil and Colombia.
Since that proclamation, the CNE board has not made statements or interviews again, and its website continues to not work after a “massive computer attack,” as denounced in July by the president of the institution, the Chavista. Elvis Amoroso.
Countries such as Italy, Ecuador, Argentina and bodies such as the European Parliament, the Senate of Colombia and the Congress of Costa Rica have recognized González Urrutia as the winner of the presidential elections, and the United States has considered helping the opponent return to Venezuela if he is asks them for help.
Meanwhile, traditional allies of Chavismo such as Cuba, Nicaragua, Iran, China and Russia recognize Maduro’s victory, while Colombia and Brazil, considered allies of the Venezuelan regime, have reiterated that “if there are no minutes, there is no recognition.”
The anti-Chavista protests have ceased to be large street concentrations, a product of the mass detention of people after the elections, and have become small vigils demanding the release of these citizens, added to the appearance of graffiti in different regions where reiterates the triumph of González Urrutia.
Chavismo has called for demonstrations to “celebrate” Maduro’s controversial victory, almost always after the PUD calls for a protest, both inside and outside the Caribbean nation.
(With information from EFE)
