Venezuelan opposition chief Maria Corina Machado. File photograph | Picture credit score: AFP
Venezuela’s opposition on Sunday (August 11, 2024) referred to as for international protests on August 17 to point out help for its declared victory in final month’s election over President Nicolas Maduro, who was declared the winner.
âThis Saturday, August 17, we are going to take to the streets of Venezuela and the world⊠allow us to shout collectively in order that the world helps our victory and acknowledges the reality and widespread sovereignty,â stated opposition chief MarĂa Corina Machado in a video on social media.
âThis message is for you, who don’t acknowledge your self in right nowâs Venezuela, who’re bored with your loved ones being separated, who voted and need what you selected July 28 to be revered,â she stated in X, which Maduro has tried to quickly ban from the nation. Corina Machado just lately stated she feared for her life, as a number of different members of the Venezuelan opposition have reportedly been taken in a foreign country with out warning.
Electoral authorities declared Maduro the winner of the July 28 election with 52% of the vote, however have but to launch an in depth breakdown of the outcomes. The opposition, in contrast, launched a complete set of knowledge â the legitimacy of which has been denied by Maduro however backed by the US and several other Latin American international locations. These outcomes confirmed opposition candidate Edmundo GonzĂĄlez Urrutia receiving 67% of the vote, largely consistent with pre-election polls.
