The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, said this Thursday that the country will decide “war or peace” in the presidential elections on July 28, in which the head of state, who will compete against nine candidates from different opposition sectors, will seek a third consecutive term.
«On July 28, war or peace, guarimba (violent protest) or tranquility, homeland or colony project, democracy or fascism are decided. Are you ready? Are you ready? I am prepared, I have the love for Venezuela, I have the experience, I am not even afraid of the devil, God comes with me, God with us, the people with us«said the official candidate.
During an event in a town in the state of Aragua as part of his electoral campaign, Maduro assured that this July 28, Venezuela will not take “any decision” but one that will define «the destiny of the next 50 years of the country«, so he reiterated the invitation to his followers to vote for him in these elections, so that that day, with «party rhythm«, the country celebrates “at peace”.
On Wednesday, the Chavista leader said that on July 29 – one day after the elections – he will sign a “first decree” to convene “a great national dialogue” and, thus, “think (about) the Venezuela of the future.”
For her part, opposition leader María Corina Machado, as she told EFE this Wednesday, hopes that Maduro will agree to negotiate for an orderly transition because, she predicted, anti-Chavismo is going to “sweep”, with former ambassador Edmundo González Urrutia as a candidate.
In the opinion of the former deputy, Maduro – in power since 2013 – lost “the trust and support of the people”, and that is why he has chosen to sow “fear”, a strategy that, he considered, “does not work for him.” ».
This Thursday, the opposition candidate for the Alianza Lápiz formation, Antonio Ecarri, urged to organize a debate between candidates for the elections because the country – he warned – is facing “another crisis”, on the verge of “a civil war.”
The presidential campaign completed this Thursday a first week full of massive rallies, as well as accusations of advantageousness and alleged violent plans, with Maduro and González Urrutia at the center of the diatribes.
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2024-10-08 02:15:11
