- Demonstrations are expected in several cities around the world | Photo: EFE
Thousands of Venezuelans abroad will organize on July 28 to support migrants who will be able to vote in Venezuela’s presidential elections.
David Smolanski, former mayor of the municipality of El Hatillo and former commissioner of the Organization of American States (OAS), explained the actions that the Venezuelan community abroad will carry out to support the election day despite the fact that they cannot vote in these elections.
“July 28 is being seen as a mobilizing milestone and this great mobilization will serve to start a transition that will lead us to democracy. Not having the opportunity to vote does not mean that we will not have a voice. The diaspora will make itself heard on July 28,” Smolanski said in an interview for Infobae on July 23rd.
He recalled that only 69,000 Venezuelans, of the nearly 8 million who are abroad, will have the opportunity to vote in these presidential elections.
What will be the support of Venezuelan migrants on July 28?
According to a publication by Infobae, through the initiative Foreign Commandosa platform promoted by the Venezuelan opposition aimed at Venezuelan migrants so that they can support voters.
What are Foreign Commandos and how do they work?
Los Comanditos Exterior is a platform created by the Venezuelan opposition aimed at the Venezuelan community abroad.
People should register on the website and register five people who are in Venezuela to help them get motivated, organized and mobilized on July 28.
He will also be responsible for supporting the five people with mobility and logistics for the voting.
The digital portal details the cities around the world where Venezuelans will gather on July 28.
These are some of the countries where mobilizations of Venezuelan migrants are expected:
-Chile (3 cities)
-Argentina (4 cities)
-Uruguay (1 City)
-Brazil (20 cities)
-Bolivia (3 cities)
-Peru (3 cities)
-Ecuador (5 cities)
-Colombia (7 cities)
-El Salvador (1 city)
-Dominican Republic (1 city)
-Puerto Rico (1 city)
Other countries where concentrations of Venezuelans are expected are the United States, Canada, Mexico, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Australia and the Netherlands.
How will they support voters abroad?
Marcos Garzón, member of the Great National Alliance of the Command with Venezuela in Chile, explained in an interview for the The newspaper, On July 5, 25 polling station witnesses were trained to defend the votes of voters at the Chilean Embassy in the southern country.
He also indicated that he will be with the command outside the diplomatic headquarters to support and guide the people who will go to vote.
“(We will) be monitoring the entire process and assisting people in line, which is the most important thing. We expect that people from Valparaíso, Iquique, Concepción and other regions who managed to update their data will arrive. We are organizing ourselves in unity in Chile to guarantee the votes,” added Garzón.
He confirmed that the command will be outside the Chilean Embassy from the early hours of July 28 until the total votes are counted.
In Argentina, Venezuelan citizens will also organize a special event at the Venezuelan Consulate in Buenos Aires on Election Day, which will include a migrant fair.
According to Elisa Trotta, a Venezuelan human rights activist in that country, in an interview with InfobaeThe event aims to support the 2,638 Venezuelans eligible to vote, out of the 250,000 who reside in Argentina.
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2024-07-24 00:43:04