According to the Minister of the Environment, “the struggle of the Venezuelan opposition” will go down in the history of democratic resistance” to authoritarianism
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, (Rede), criticized this Sunday (12 January 2025) the government of the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro (United Socialist Party of Venezuela, left). She stated that the opposition candidate, Edmundo González (Democratic Unitary Platform, center-right), had “overwhelming majority” of votes in the July 2024 presidential election.
The Chavista took office on Friday (10 January) for his 3rd term. The victory was widely contested by the international community, which raised accusations of fraud. The president’s government (PT) has not yet recognized Maduro’s re-election. He demanded the electoral records – never released by the Venezuelan justice system. The PT member was a historical ally of the regime, since the presidency of Hugo Chávez (1954-2013).
In her profile on Threads, Marina cited González and María Corina when stating that “the struggle of the opposition” Venezuelan “It will go down in the history of democratic resistance to authoritarian regimes”.
“The proclamation of Maduro’s victory occurred because he has absolute control of all the country’s institutions, including the Judiciary and the Armed Forces, as well as political movements and parallel organizations supporting his government”these.
The minister also demanded that democracies, especially in the Americas, continue “demanding an end to disrespect for human rights and democratic rules, so that the sovereign will of the Venezuelan people is assured and the return to democratic normality, with free and transparent elections”.
“Democracy always! Dictatorships no more”wrote Marina Silva. President Lula already stated, in August last year, that the Maduro government .
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