«My oath will take place in the terms of the Constitution of Venezuela, before the legislative bodies, which are the ones authorized to take this oath. Without any doubt,» reacted Edmundo González Urrutia, on NTN24. his recognition by Washington as president-elect, which was joined yesterday by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, during her official visit to Argentina.
«We are working for a democratic and peaceful transition in Venezuela so that the preference expressed by the Venezuelan people for the elected president Gonzlez Urrutia finally becomes reality», announced the European president, thus reopening the debate within the European Union. , which is currently considering the adoption of new sanctions against the revolution.
The American decision, «ridiculous» for Caracas, not only represents an impulse to the Venezuelan democratic cause, but is also a challenge for donald trump in his plans for the region. Washington Post they had warned in the previous hours that officials of the newly elected American president had already established initial approaches with the government Nicolas Madurotrying to facilitate mass deportations of illegal immigrants in his first days in office.
Previously, according to Trump’s former aides, he sought a rapprochement with the «son of Chávez» at the end of his previous term, as he considered him a «strong man», the type he likes.
The Biden administration’s move changed the cards on the table. “It forces Trump to decide whether to go through with it and recognize González not just as president-elect, but as the legitimate president of Venezuela,” analyst Geoff Ramsey said.
«Maduro’s days are numbered»Senator Rick Scott insisted after the passage of the Bolivar Law in the House of Representatives, which aims to maintain and increase the system of sanctions against Chavismo.
The internal pressures in Venezuela are also directed towards the capital of the empire much reviled by the revolution. “Trump can achieve a huge international victory in the very short term”said Mara Corina Machado, speaking to the New York Times. The opposition leader did not hesitate to ask the president-elect of the United States, who will take office on January 20, just 10 days after the Venezuelan presidential inauguration, to save her country’s democracy.
Machado also thanked Scott for the approval of the Bolivar Law, on which both Republicans and Democrats agree, which also «sends a clear message to the regime: repression and criminal activities have consequences and no one will be able to normalize them. Now is the time to act. Until the end!»
The Bolivarian revolution has reacted with fury to the legislative progress against it, in the midst of a new «normalization» campaign in which false opponents are also participating, who are betting on turning the page and forgetting Edmundo’s overwhelming victory in the Jorge Rodriguezhead of the Chavista parliamentary body, has threatened to disqualify indefinitely all those who call for sanctions against his regime.
