From the Miraflores Palacethe seat of government in Caracas, Maduro considered that there are “calculations” by the opposition to sustain “their criminal attack, their ambush” for “60 or even 120 days” against his victory in the vote. “In 48 hours, with the capacity of the civil-military-police union to respond, We resolved the fascist outbreak with the Constitution and in peace”considered.
The president himself reported that Two thousand people have been arrested in demonstrations over the past weekwho were transferred to two Venezuelan prisons: “No one will be able to impose scenarios of violence. […] “No one will impose a coup scenario.” “This time there will be no forgiveness,” he said and He said that his mandate “is the only guarantee of peace.”
Two thousand people have been arrested for participating in violent actions, the president said, noting that they will be transferred to the Aragua Penitentiary Center, known as Tocorón, and to the Tocuyito Penitentiary Center. “Maximum punishment, justice,” said Maduro, stressing that “this time there will be no forgiveness.”
This Friday, the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela confirmed that the president Nicolás Maduro won the elections with 51.95% of the voteswhile the opponent Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia -who denounces fraud and claims victory- obtained the 43.18%. However, the minutes with the results broken down have not yet been made available, as requested by the opposition.
Corina Machado reappears in opposition march: “We have never been so strong”
The opposition leader Maria Corina Machado came out of hiding to lead a massive demonstration this Saturday against the proclamation of Nicolás Maduro as re-elected president of Venezuela, on a day in which Chavismo also called on its followers to march.
Machado claims victory for Edmundo González Urrutia, who ran in her place in the July 28 elections due to a disqualification against him, and whose victory is recognized by the United States and several Latin American countries amid pressure for a more transparent vote count.
“We are defending popular sovereignty through the vote!”“Machado said from a truck, wearing a white T-shirt at a rally in Caracas. “The (Maduro) regime has never been so weak. They have lost all legitimacy.” “We are not going to leave the streets,” Machado added.
The 56-year-old leader, who on Thursday said she was in hiding for fear of her life, reappeared alongside other opposition leaders, but not González Urrutia, who like her, was threatened with jail by Maduro. Both had last been seen in public on Tuesday, at another rally in Caracas.
Both the former deputy and her presidential candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutiacalled on their supporters to come forward to protest against the results of Sunday’s vote. These were rectified in the last few hours by the National Electoral Council (CNE) which gave Maduro the victory with 52% of the votes, while Urrutia obtained the 43%.
Source: Ambito
