Maria Corina Machado, leader of the opposition political party in Venezuelacalled for “huge” protests against Maduro on December 1 across the country. According to reports, Machado revealed his protest plans while speaking to other anti-Maduro activists in a virtual meeting over the weekend. During the meeting, she also stressed the urgency of taking action against Maduro before Venezuela’s next presidential term begins on January 10.

“This December 1 will be a unique event,” Machado said.

Machado led numerous protests and demonstrations against Maduro in July ahead of Venezuela’s presidential elections. Maduro was announced the winner, although he is believed to have lost the election. Instead of admitting defeat, the left-wing authoritarian leader used Venezuela’s government agencies to claim he had won. When asked to provide evidence from electoral rolls showing that Maduro had won, the Venezuelan president and his regime refused to do so.

“We have the home stretch ahead of us,” Machado said. “Everyone knows what happened on July 28 and everyone knows that Venezuela will be free. It is up to us to lead this process and ensure, as we do, that each of the different actors, inside and outside the country, do what they are supposed to do.

After the July elections, thousands of protesters opposed the election results and held numerous demonstrations for weeks after Maduro refused to admit defeat. He was criticized and reprimanded by Machado and his presidential opponent, Edmundo Gonzalez. Maduro’s regime ultimately suppressed opposition and dissenting voices and arrested thousands of people. Gonzalez was forced to flee the country due to security concerns and other threats and was granted asylum in Spain.

Much of the international community has condemned Maduro for failing to respect the vote of his country’s citizens. In August, the European Union announced that it would not recognize Maduro’s support. “democratic legitimacy”.

“We cannot accept the legitimacy of Maduro as elected president. He will remain de facto president,” said Joseph BorrellHigh Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission. “But we deny democratic legitimacy based on a result that cannot be verified.”

In September, the United States sanctioned several Venezuelan government officials for their alleged role in the country’s election fraud. Then, last week, the United States officially recognized Gonzalez as Venezuela’s “president-elect” with a message on X from Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

“The Venezuelan people spoke out resoundingly on July 28 and made @EdmundoGU President-elect,” Blinken job. “Democracy requires respect for the will of the voters.”

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Machado, meanwhile, expressed optimism that Maduro would have to admit defeat and leave office. Asserting that “no one will turn the page on Venezuela,” she said international pressure would ultimately help the opposition emerge victorious. About the international community, Machado said the opposition’s efforts have “more allies and the actions will be firmer, more decisive, until the regime understands that time is up.”

“Their only option is to agree to negotiations with us, and to do that we must act now,” Machado said. said has Ména FN. “This first of December will be a unique and unprecedented event. The whole world will focus on the cause of a country that has decided to go all the way.”