US President-elect defended the opposition leader after she was detained during protests in Venezuela
The leader of the Venezuelan opposition, María Corina Machado, thanked this Saturday (11 January 2025) the support of the president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump.
The republican opposes Nicolás Maduro (United Socialist Party of Venezuela, left) after she was detained for a few hours during a protest in Caracas on Thursday (9 January).
“President Trump, your unwavering support for Venezuela’s fight for democracy is deeply valued […] Thanks. We both know that freedom will prevail!”Corina on her profile on X (ex-Twitter).
Trump that María Corina eo “president-elect” Edmundo González were “peacefully expressing the voices and will of the Venezuelan people, with hundreds of thousands of people demonstrating against the regime”.
On Friday (10.Jan), Maduro took office for a 3rd term. Chavista’s victory was widely contested by the international community, which raised accusations of fraud. The European Union and 8 countries refused to recognize Maduro’s re-election.
CORINA PROTESTS AND RETENTION
Thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets to against Maduro on Thursday (9.Jan). The events were held in Caracas, Mérida and Chacao.
Images published on X (formerly Twitter) show citizens with Venezuelan flags and shouting words like “freedom” e “out dictator” –in reference to Maduro. They also showed support for Edmundo González and displayed posters written “Edmund president”.
During the events, the opposition leader, Maria Corina, was by security forces.
Read what opposition and government about the episode:
- María Corina’s team – supporters of the opponent claim that she was “intercepted and knocked off her motorcycle” when leaving an anti-government demonstration in Chacao. She would have been “Forcibly detained”forced to record and videos and later released. The action would have lasted around 1h30;
- Maduro government – members of the regime claim that the supposed retention was nothing more than a “fake news” created to cover up the “failure” of the anti-Maduro demonstrations held on Thursday (9 January) in Venezuela.
