González Urrutia highlights peaceful protests against election results

The candidate of the Democratic Unitary Platform for the presidential elections of July 28, Edmundo González Urrutia, said that There is no force that can stop the transition in Venezuela.

In a series of messages on his social networksthe opposition candidate spoke out after the administration of Nicolás Maduro assured that the protests After the election results were announced, more than 2,400 people were arrested and 25 dead.

“Despite threats and repression, Venezuelans demand respect for their will. Brute force and hate speech will not stop our resolve to begin a peaceful transition.”, wrote González Urrutia on his X account.

In his opinion, the fact that thousands of people mobilized to reject the results announced by the National Electoral Council, giving Maduro as the winner despite not publishing the details of the election so far, means a victory for the opposition side.

“To all Venezuelans who have mobilized in every neighborhood, village and city raising their voices, I send my message and my words of encouragement. Only by uniting will we achieve respect for the will expressed by more than 7 million people on July 28.”held.

The diplomat asked Maduro to “prepare himself democratically for a peaceful transition” instead of “persecuting, arresting and killing” those who “have only demanded that their majority will be respected.”