“We are not going to leave the streets!”he assured Maria Corina Machadothe opposition leader who claimed victory at the polls. He carried with him the minutes from his voting centre, as the main argument for prove fraud that Maduro would have committed after declaring his re-election.
The leader explains that her candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutiais the real winner, and he also published on a website copies of more than 80% of the voting records, which he claims prove his claims. “Freedom, freedom!”, “Brave!”they shouted to Machado as he walked through the streets of the Venezuelan city.
“With intelligence, with prudence, with resilience, with audacity and peacefully, because violence suits them (…). Peaceful protest is our right,” Machado exclaimed in Caracas. He added: “Today we are stronger than ever. The voice of the people is respected. Let the world and everyone within Venezuela recognize that the president-elect is Edmundo González Urrutia.”
The opposition leader emerged from hiding shortly after the election out of fear for her life to take part in the event. She arrived on a motorbike, wearing a hooded sweater that she only took off when she got onto the truck that serves as a stage at opposition events, AFP found.
This reappearance marks the first time for Machado since authorities A criminal investigation was opened against both opponents for “inciting rebellion”among other charges, shortly after Maduro called for them to go to jail, holding them responsible for acts of violence. In any case, González Urrutia did not participate in the protest and has not been seen since July 30.
In a video posted on social media, he said that Saturday’s protests “are a force that will enforce the decision for change.” “We have the votes, we have the records, we have the support of the international community and we have Venezuelans determined to fight for our country”he added.
Protests against fraud in Venezuela in different cities around the world
USAthe European Union (EU) and countries of Latin America The two countries did not recognize the official result of the vote. Brazil and Colombia are leading the efforts to reach a political solution to the crisis and have proposed repeating the elections, an idea rejected by both the Chavistas and the opposition.
During the day on Saturday, the opposition call spread throughout the world, a reflection of the Venezuelan diaspora of almost 8 million people, from Colombia until Australiapassing through States Joined, Europe and Asia.
For example, the Spanish capital Madrid was the site of a massive demonstration against the results of the presidential elections.
The main demonstration took place in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol, a square that can accommodate about 15,000 people and was packed, but there were others in Barcelona, Seville, Valladolid, Logrono, Pamplona and in Santa Cross of Tenerifein the islands Canary Islandsthe archipelago from which so many people historically emigrated to Venezuela and which in recent years has welcomed many Venezuelans.
“I came because my family is in Venezuela and I want it to be a free country, with opportunities. I have my little sister. I want her to have a future that I couldn’t have there.” Darwin Linares, a 23-year-old Venezuelan who has been in Spain for six years and came to Puerta del Sol from Talavera de la Reina, an hour and a half away, told AFP.
“We are here defending the rights of Venezuelans. The right to vote, and to have our vote respected,” said Carolina García, a 61-year-old economist, 14 of whom have lived in Spain. Another Venezuelan woman claimed: “Maduro is not going to leave on good terms. I hope the world will help us put a little more pressure on us, because we cannot do much peacefully, and they cannot do much with weapons.”
The Spanish government of Pedro Sánchez was one of those that on Friday called for an “impartial verification” of the results of the presidential elections: “We request the immediate publication of all the original minutes and the impartial independent verification of those results, preferably by an international entity, to guarantee respect for the will of the Venezuelan people expressed at the polls,” said a joint statement by 22 countries and the EU as a bloc.
In Denmark, dozens of Venezuelans gathered in Copenhagen, Denmark, to protest against the electoral fraud of Nicolás Maduro.Lots of feeling and connection with Venezuela! There, remembering our imprisoned comrade @HenryAlviarez and remembering that the truth will prevail“, the Command with Venezuela expressed.
Source: Ambito
