Maduro remembered various leaders of his nation, including his “beloved boss and commander Hugo Chávez.” He vowed that this period will be one of “peace, prosperity and equality.” González Urrutia’s platform said that a “coup d’état” began.
Nicolás Maduro was sworn in as president of Venezuela for the third time. It will last six years and he stated that he will enforce “all the obligations of the Constitution and the laws of the Republic.” He also remembered the late Hugo Chávez. after the act, It will have its border with Colombia closed until next Monday.
The questioned swearing-in of Nicolás Maduro as president of Venezuela
Maduro began his speech by stating: “Before this great National Assembly, Legislative Branch of the Republic, before visitors and delegates from 125 countries, before the people of Venezuela, I swear.” Continuing, he also listed a number of the country’s leaders: “I swear by Bolivarby Sucreby Urdanetaby Manuela Saenz. “I swear by the eternal memory of our beloved chief and commander Hugo Chávez.”
He swore by the “historic, noble and brave people of Venezuela, before this constitution, that I will enforce all its mandates, that I will enforce all the obligations of the constitution and the laws of the republic.” Finally, he mentioned that this new presidential term “it will be the period of peace, prosperity, equality and the new democracy. I swear it by history, I swear it by my life. And so I will fulfill and we will fulfill“.
González Urrutia’s platform spoke out against Maduro’s inauguration
The Democratic Unitary Platform “Venezuela Unity”, belonging to Edmundo González Urrutia and María Corina Machado, published a statement after Maduro’s inauguration. “Today a new phase begins in the fight for democracy and freedom in Venezuela” maintains the text and affirms that González Urrutia ““He is the one who was to be sworn in as President this January 10 to guide the destiny of the country for the next six years.”
Regarding Maduro and those who support him, they pointed out that “that enriched and sectarian leadership decided to advance the lie of results that were never published by the National Electoral Council”, in contrast to “the 25 thousand electoral records that they also have in their hands.” and that they hide as part of the greatest fraud perpetrated in Venezuela against the will of the people.”
The platform continues that “with the usurpation of power” by Maduro on this occasion “a Coup d’état against the rights of the Venezuelan people“Today we begin a new stage in this fight for the freedom of Venezuela throughout the national territory (…) until the National Constitution and especially popular sovereignty are respected,” he noted.
Venezuela closes its border with Colombia prior to the presidential inauguration due to “international conspiracy”
The Venezuelan regime closed the border with Colombia this Friday until next Monday after denouncing an “international conspiracy” hours before leftist president Nicolás Maduro is sworn in for a third consecutive term amid allegations of fraud by the opposition.
“We have information of an international conspiracy to disturb the peace of Venezuelans (…) We are going to order, on instructions from President Nicolás Maduro, the closure of the border with Colombia from 05:00 (09H00 GMT) in the morning of the day today, until 05:00 in the morning on Monday”, announced the governor of the state of Táchira, bordering Colombia, Freddy Bernal.
Source: Ambito
