“This Saturday, August 17th We are going to take to the streets of Venezuela and the worldwhere there is a Venezuelan there we will be together, let’s shout together so that the world supports our victory and recognizes the truth and popular sovereignty“Machado said in a video posted on social media.
“Remember, We won, Venezuela won, see you on the 17th“added Edmundo González Urrutia, the opposition candidate who faced Maduro in the July 28 elections after Machado was disqualified.
Venezuelan elections: still no certainty, allegations of fraud continue
Ripe He was proclaimed re-elected president with 52% of the votes against 43% for González Urrutia, but the National Electoral Council (CNE), of official line, did not publish the details of the vote count, alleging a hack of the voting system. It has still not done so 14 days later.
After the first results were known, thousands of opponents of the government took to the streets to denounce fraud. The demonstrations left a balance of 24 dead, say human rights organizations, after the strong police repression. In addition, there were more than 2,200 detainees, according to Maduro himself, who called them “terrorists” and announced the creation of two maximum security prisons for them.
On Saturday, González Urrutia urged Maduro to to stop “violence and persecution”, in a call seconded by the European Union (EU).
United States, EU and Latin American countriesincluding some governed by left-wing presidents, such as Colombia, Brazil and Mexico, They requested the publication of the minutes.
For his part, Maduro appealed to the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), accused of serving Chavismoto ask him to “certify” the election through a process that academics and political leaders consider it inappropriate.
The opposition claims that González Urrutia won with 67% of the votes and presented as evidence a website with copies of more than 80% of the scanned minutes.
Source: Ambito
