Venezuela’s ruling Chavismo and its main opposition bloc – the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) – return this Saturday to measure their strength in the streets, with calls for demonstrations aimed at continuing to defend or question the controversial re-election of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela. presidential elections on July 28.
As usual, the anti-chavistas first called their supporters for a “global demonstration” which they hope will take place in several cities in Venezuela and in 53 other countries, as the opposition leader explained María Corina Machado, main promoter of the movement. these demonstrations.
In the case of Venezuela, Machado indicated that the opposition demonstrations would take place in the “swarm” modality, so that citizens could “appear and disappear” quickly and thus avoid being arrested, after some 2,400 people showed up. are found after the bars of Venezuela. context of post-electoral crisis, some of them were seized during the demonstrations.
It will be the first demonstration of the anti-Chavismo majority since its standard bearer, Edmundo González Urrutia, left the country for Spain, where he requested asylum and was granted, over the last three weeks, the recognition of the European Parliament and other international election organizations as “president-elect” in the Venezuelan elections.
Meanwhile, it is unclear whether Machado – who has hidden her whereabouts while the government labels her a terrorist – will attend any of these rallies, which will take place a month after her last public appearance, when she led a demonstration against the “fraud” that the ruling party, he claims, is trying to make real.
On the other hand, Chavismo, which considers “to have reasons to rejoice”, has called on its supporters to demonstrate that they are the majority in the country, as indicated this week by the first vice-president of the ruling United Socialist Party. . of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, also Minister of the Interior and Justice.
“We are going to organize marches in all the states of Venezuela and Chavismo will mobilize to celebrate the victory of July 28,” declared Friday the number two of the PSUV, who insists on the fact that the opposition “does not have the people to support it. “That’s why he predicted the failure of the PUD during his Saturday call.
He stressed that Chavismo will take to the streets to reject “attempts to destabilize” the opposition, which the government accuses of putschist and terrorist plans, and to defend the validation of Maduro’s victory made in August by the Supreme Court. of justice. composed of judges linked to the president.
