Opposition leader Andrés Velásquez affirmed that the July 28 “theft of the presidential elections”, in which the National Electoral Council (CNE) declared Nicolás Maduro the winner, would “cause an enormous social impact” while condemning the opposition as “fraud”. cost.
“Theft of elections not only attacks the constitution and denies the vote of the sovereign, but also has an enormous social cost, as it increases the deterioration of the economy and public services,” the protester said in a message posted on X.
Velázquez said that Maduro is “an undemocratic and bad ruler”, so – he said – “the people voted to get out of this misery.”
On September 28, Maduro promised to take office on January 10 for the 2025-2031 term established by the constitution, despite complaints of “electoral fraud” by the majority opposition. Democratic United Platform (PUD), and requests from the international community will be published separately.
“On January 10, People's President Nicolás Maduro Moros will take the oath of office in the streets with millions of people, as dictated by the Constitution,” the president said after demonstrations celebrating his controversial re-election in the state. La Guerra (North).
He dismissed the fact that the PUD's standard-bearer, Edmundo González Urrutia, was sworn in as president, according to anti-Chavismo, which the opposition insists won the elections by a large margin.
The CNE declared Maduro the winner of the presidential elections, despite not releasing the split results to date, as assumed in the official schedule.
Chavista Caryslia Rodríguez, who confirmed the CNE announcement – the ruling party relies on the ruling of the Supreme Court, while the opposition supports its claim in 83.5% of the minutes collected by witnesses and polling station members – she insists. – Victory of González Urrutia in exile in Spain from September 8.
However, the executive believes that these minutes, published by the opposition on a website, are “false”.
Theft of elections not only attacks the constitution and denies the sovereign the vote, but also causes huge social costs as the economy and public services deteriorate.
Maduro is an undemocratic and bad ruler.
People voted to recover from this tragedy— Andres Velasquez (@AndresVelasqz) October 1, 2024
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