Lapatilla

November 21, 2024, 2:30 p.m.

Nearly four months have passed since the July 28 presidential election, an event that marked a before and after in Venezuela’s political landscape.

Correspondent lapatilla.com

What happened around the election results is no secret. On the one hand, the ruling party declared itself the winner without showing the official reports (acts, minutes) of each polling station of the National Electoral Council (CNE), while the opposition led by Edmundo González Urrutia and María Corina Machado demonstrated that she had proof of her victory by showing more than 80% of the official signed copies.

After the electoral process, the Nicolas Maduro regime resorted to repression, persecution and imprisonment against all those who tried to defend the results, as well as against citizens who did not even protest or were not involved in political events. According to experts, this procedure only weakened his position internationally and increased his rejection within the country.

All this, added to factors such as the return of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States, makes the national leader of Vente Venezuela, Omar González Moreno, think that “the Maduro regime is a time bomb with a short fuse” .

González Moreno, who today, November 20, is still safe after about eight months in the closed Argentine embassy (and who is now under the protection of the Brazilian government), believes that what happened on July 28 ended more than two decades of Chavismo and it’s only a matter of time before it finally happens.

What’s on the horizon

According to the experienced political leader, several scenarios could unfold before January 10, the date on which, according to the National Constitution, the elected president of Venezuela must take the oath of office for the constitutional period starting in 2025.

“First of all, it must be clarified that, as far as Edmundo González Urrutia is concerned, the only option is for him to take the oath at the Legislative Palace. It is not expected that this act will take place anywhere else,” González emphasized.

He also raised the possibility of a spontaneous uprising in Venezuelan society, considering that the economic situation in the country is unbearable and that basic services are terribly deficient, as is access to public health.

“It is necessary to mention the electrical collapse that we are observing, with particular attention to what is happening in the state of Nueva Esparta. There they endure more than 20 hours a day without electricity due to the inoperability of the Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi plant, since it is supplied (with natural gas) by the Muscar plant (Monagas state) which caught fire there. a few days ago,” he commented.

Likewise, he affirmed that the uneasiness of members of the National Armed Forces, who are also victims of the country’s problems, cannot be ignored.

“The best alternative Maduro has is to negotiate with María Corina and Edmundo. If he (Maduro) takes the oath of office on January 10, it would turn Venezuela into hell,” the journalist said forcefully.

González Moreno added that we should not ignore the fact that the European Council is considering sanctions against the current president of Venezuela and his accomplices. In addition, he pointed out that Maduro has lost loyal allies such as Gustavo Petro and Luis Inácio Lula Da Silva, presidents of Colombia and Brazil, respectively, in addition to the government of Mexico.

“And let’s not rule out that (Vladimir) Putin will do the same, as happened at the BRICS summit when he succeeded him as president,” he said.

Release of some prisoners

Regarding the release of 143 political prisoners -according to Foro Penal- in recent days, González said that it is positive for families and young people, most of them being detained in the post-election context.

However, he stressed that the goal is to free the nearly 2,000 people who remain deprived of their liberty for political reasons.

He also said that, in his opinion, several factors could have influenced this retreat by Maduro and his gang. Among these, he cited as an example the death of Jesús Martínez Medina, who was a witness (from the polling station) at a table in Aragua de Barcelona, ​​​​in the state of Anzoátegui, and died as political prisoner.

It should be noted that “Manolín” had health problems and was not treated in time. He suffered from heart problems and type II diabetes, which worsened during his captivity until his death at the Luis Razetti Hospital in Barcelona.

“Another factor is that it was a response to international pressure. Nicolas Maduro’s regime is terrified by Trump’s victory and by his appointments, such as that of Marco Rubio for secretary of state,” he said.

He added that the weakening of the regime behind closed doors is another decisive point. “For a long time, they were careful not to make their internal wars public, but these are already evident.”

Surgical repression

Finally, the national leader of Vente Venezuela said that what Maduro and the political prisoners are doing is surgical (targeted) repression to send specific messages.

“There are journalists detained in an attempt to suppress freedom of expression. There are also arrest warrants against the leaders of the Unity Platform parties and the persecution of María Corina Machado continues, even if she remains in the country,” he said.

He also discussed the search for key elements of Machado’s team, such as Henry Alviarez, whom they managed to arrest on March 20. González recalled that they also had him in their sights that day, but he was able to take refuge in the Argentine embassy.

He stressed that despite his asylum status, he continues to exercise certain responsibilities within the political organization whose main leader is María Corina Machado.

He concluded by expressing his optimism that the situation in Venezuela will be on the agenda of the so-called G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and that, among other things, safe-conducts will be obtained so that he and the rest of the leaders remaining in the Argentine embassy can safely leave the country.