CARACAS.- The leader of the Venezuelan opposition, Maria Corina Machadohas been breaking down barriers in the race for the presidency of Venezuela. With the voting records showing the victory of their standard-bearer, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutiain hands, goes out into the streets, “without fear”convinced that the regime Nicolás Maduro’s government is increasingly weakened after losing legitimacy at the polls.
“We have never been so strong! And The regime has never been as weak as it is today.“They have lost all legitimacy and the world knows it,” he told a crowd gathered in Caracas on Saturday, who boldly chanted “we are not afraid, we are not afraid.”
The opposition leader, who was sheltered from the threats of arrest that arose in recent hours, once again stood up to the Chavista regime, which has increased its attack against the opposition leadershipnow extended to citizens who have taken to the streets to defend the popular sovereignty expressed on July 28. In the elections held last Sunday, according to the voting records collected and digitized by the opposition, González Urrutia would have put an end to 25 years of Chavismo, with an advantage of almost four million votes over Nicolás Maduro.
Maria Corina Machado highlights citizen courage
Today, with the courage and strategic capacity that characterizes her and that, according to Political Insighthas earned the trust of Venezuelans, Machado maintains that “fear is elsewhere,” referring to the ruling elite.They know that there is a country that decided to move forward (…) Violence is there because it is the only resource they have left,” he stressed.
In her brief speech, accompanied by the slogans “we are not afraid”, “this government has already fallen” and “I came because I wanted to, I was not paid”, the political leader highlighted the courage that, in turn, the Venezuelans have had, who, she assures, have “the admiration and respect of the entire world”.
“That historic July 28 became the victory of the organized, brave and generous citizens, of every Venezuelan citizen who that day, Despite all the obstacles, threats and attacks, she raised her voice with pride.exercising popular sovereignty through voting. A single nation that determines its destiny,” he stressed.
The opposition will remain in the streets
The confidence that Machado has managed to accumulate in a year and a half, thanks to his strategies, certainty and confidence, has achieved “shield” the democratic opposition, according to Political InsightToday, his image has managed to bring together thousands of Venezuelans, despite the fierce repression unleashed by the Venezuelan regime that in six days has left a balance of at least 30 dead, 21 identified by the Vente Venezuela Human Rights Committee, and 939 arbitrary arrests, among them, 90 minors.
“Let us relive what this path has been like, let us think about where Venezuela was in January of last year, when it looked sad, weak, aimless, lifeless. And progressively, we got up and found each other, and we began to rebuild the bonds of trust in each other. The essence of a democratic nation is that there is trust among its citizens and in its institutions. And we We begin to build trust“, he said.
Wearing his typical white sweater, the color that currently identifies opposition protesters, Machado stressed that the democratic struggle he leads is “a civic and peaceful struggle, but it is not weak”“We do not fall for provocations, violence is there because it is the only resource they have left. We do not respond by falling for provocations, we do not attack,” he stressed.
“Let’s go all the way”
He stated that they continue to defend popular sovereignty, so they do not “they are going to leave the streets”“The truth is in our records, the truth is in our hearts, and the truth is in every word that from this moment on we continue to pronounce with a single cry for the freedom of the brave people of Venezuela,” he said.
Machado stressed that peaceful protest, as established in the Venezuelan Constitution, is not violence, as the ruling elite has tried to make out.“I do not accept that we are being blackmailed, equating victims with perpetrators. We do not have firearms, it is the regime that uses them against the population. Protesting civilly and peacefully is not violence.”he stressed.
He also said that the attendance of thousands of Venezuelans to the opposition rally in Caracas marks an important “milestone.” “After six days of brutal repression, they thought they were going to silence us, frighten us or paralyze us. The presence of each one of you here represents the best of each Venezuelan. This shows the world the magnitude of the force and what it means to be a leader.” we will go all the way“He concluded, amid a standing ovation from the public, saying, “I wasn’t paid, I came because I wanted to!”
Source: With information from social networks