The deputy of the National Party, Pablo Viana, He was deported from Venezuela by decision of Nicolas Maduro, at 10:00 a.m. elections in that country, in which the Uruguayan legislator He came to support the opposition leaders.
Amid numerous observations of irregularities in the Caribbean country, Viana He expressed his “anger” after the expulsion and predicted that this Sunday “the tyranny and its accomplices will not get away with it.”
“I was deported, a few moments ago, along with a Spanish Catholic priest and three Colombian women,” the deputy said in a post on his X account.
Viana He said that he tried to accompany the opposition leader “with great discretion and respect” Maria Corina Machado, But he regretted that “after 4 hours incommunicado and consultations with their superiors, and I would say even with a hint of resignation, the airport officials escorted us to the plane to return us to “Bogota”.
In any case, the white legislator thanked “all the people who accompanied us and worked to try to make our visit possible and especially the passengers of flight 143 of Avianca, many missing their connections or arriving late to their destinations,” while highlighting that “the applause with which we were received was extremely emotional.”
“We are sure that starting tomorrow a new panorama will renew the hope of an entire people and a continent,” he said regarding the elections this Sunday and, predicting a defeat of Ripe, He said: “I am leaving with no small amount of anger but with the conviction of being able to share together the joy of freedom. tyranny and his accomplices will not get away with it.”
Uruguay’s recurring warnings about the elections in Venezuela
The clashes between the Venezuelan government and that of Luis Lacalle Pou They were regular participants throughout the administration, and in recent times, the Foreign Ministry has added to this the constant complaints about the regularity of the electoral process.
In this regard, the government joined other countries in the region to express its “concern about the harassment and persecution of leaders and supporters of the Venezuelan opposition” and demand “transparency” from the government of Ripe.
Even the Uruguayan presidential candidates from the ruling party raised the need for “transparent and interference-free” elections to be held.
It is worth noting that only 400 of the 40,000 Venezuelan residents in the country are eligible to vote, which is equivalent to 1%.
Source: Ambito
