Demonstrations will be on January 9th; It is not clear whether the opposition leader, who says he defeated Chavista, will return to Venezuela
The opposition in Venezuela called on Venezuelans to participate in events on Thursday (9.Jan.2025). The date is the day before the presidential inauguration, scheduled for Friday (10 January).
The CNE (National Electoral Council), aligned with the Chavista government, declared the victory of Nicolás Maduro (United Socialist Party of Venezuela, left) in the July 28 elections. The opposition says there was electoral fraud and claims that the winner was Edmundo González Urrutia (Democratic Unitary Platform, center-right). On X (formerly Twitter), González who “everyone went to the street”.
González’s publication was made on Sunday (5 January). He shared a video of María Corina, leader of the Venezuelan opposition, talking about the acts on Thursday (9 January).
No video, María Corina that “each person is a piece of change”. According to her, Maduro “I wouldn’t go out alone” from the government and, therefore, it is “I need to make him leave”.
Watch:
This is the signal. This is the day!
The day we unite our flag in a single cry of FREEDOM!
Venezuela needs you.
To all, TOGETHER. TO ALL!I’m going with you.
This January 9, EVERYONE takes to the streets, in Venezuela and the world.GLORY TO THE BRAVE PEOPLE!
— María Corina Machado (@MariaCorinaYA)
In X on Tuesday (7th January), María Corina once again called Venezuelans to the events. She asked everyone to dress in yellow, blue or red (the colors of the Venezuelan flag).
Watch the video posted by María Corina on Tuesday (7 January).
Venezuelans,
These are the signs.
All as a family, together, like a swollen river… that will overflow to the end. , 10am.
With your yellow, blue or red flannel.— María Corina Machado (@MariaCorinaYA)
Tensions in Venezuela have been escalating since the July election. On Tuesday (Jan 7), Venezuela reported having in the country, including 2 North American citizens who, according to Maduro, are from “very high rank”.
Also on Tuesday (Jan 7), González stated that Rafael Tudares, his son-in-law, was approached by hooded individuals dressed in black in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, while he was taking his children to school, being forced into a golden van.
It is not clear whether González will return to Venezuela for the events on Thursday (Jan. 9). Maduro for information leading to the arrest of the opponent.
The diplomat has been there since September 2024. He sought refuge in the European country after the Venezuelan court against him for failing to comply with 3 subpoenas from the Public Ministry to clarify the matter – although the documents are public in democratic countries with free elections.
González had said, in November, that he was in Venezuela on the day of Maduro’s inauguration. In recent days, he has been touring countries in the Americas – but did not include Brazil in the itinerary.
He met with the presidents of Argentina, (La Libertad Avanza, right), and the United States, (Democratic Party).
In the USA, the opponent also met with North American congressmen. Among them, Mike Waltz, for the North American president-elect, Donald Trump (Republican Party), as National Security Advisor.
González also met with the leaders of Panama and Luis Almagro, secretary general of the OAS (Organization of American States).
Venezuelan authorities said González would be arrested if “touch your finger” in Venezuela. The government will have 1,200 soldiers in reinforced security during Maduro’s inauguration, in order to avoid any opposition articulation.
VENEZUELA SOB MADURO
Venezuela lives under an autocracy headed by Nicholas Maduro62 years old. There is no freedom of the press. People can be arrested for “political crimes”. THE published in May 2021 (PDF – 179 kB) regarding the “illegitimate appointment” of the National Electoral Council.
A reported abuses in (PDF – 150 kB), (PDF – 161 kB) e (PDF – 151 kB). da Human Rights Watch in 2023 (PDF – 5 MB) states that 7.1 million Venezuelans have fled the country since 2014.
Maduro denies that the country lives under a dictatorship. He says there are regular elections and the opposition simply cannot win.
The presidential elections on July 28, 2024 are contested by the international community. The main opposition leader, María Corina, in June 2023 to hold public office for 15 years. The Venezuelan Supreme the decision in January 2024. He claimed “administrative irregularities” that were allegedly committed when she was a deputy, from 2011 to 2014, and for “corruption plot” for supporting Juan Guaidó.
Corina indicated the ally Corina Yoris to compete. However, Yoris because of an alleged flaw in the electoral system. The diplomat Edmundo González the role of being the main opposition candidate.
Venezuela’s government-controlled National Electoral Council on July 28, 2024, Maduro’s victory. The organ the result on August 2, 2024, but did not publish the ballots. The Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice, controlled by the current regime, on August 22, 2024 that the bulletins will not be released.
The Carter Center, a respected organization created by former US President USA Jimmy Carter, that the elections in Venezuela “they were not democratic”. Read the (in English – PDF – 107 kB) of the statement.
The results have subsequently been contested by the European Union and by several individual countries, such as the United States, Mexico, Argentina, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic and Uruguay. Brazil has not yet recognized Maduro’s election in 2024, but neither does it make tougher demands like other countries that point to fraud in the process. The president (PT) did not see anything unusual in the country’s election.
Human Rights Watch criticized presidents Lula, Gustavo Petro (Colombia) and Andrés Manuel López Obrador (Mexico) in August 2024. They stated in a letter sent to the 3 that it was necessary for them to reconsider their positions on Venezuela and criticized the leaders’ proposals to resolve the impasse, as a general amnesty. Read the document (PDF – 2 MB).
