HAVANA, Cuba. – As he had surely anticipated, Nicolás Maduro was declared re-elected for his third six-year presidential term, with supposedly 51.2% of the vote, on the night of the 70th anniversary of the birth of Hugo Chavez. Now the dictatorship in Venezuela will be sustained with greater repression of the opposition and armed confrontation, with trials and more persecution against the opposition.
The National Electoral Commission blamed the delay in announcing the results on a hacking of the data transmission system. Suspicions of manipulation prompted calls for transparency from many international figures and bodies, including US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
The plan to honour the commitment to the United States to hold elections in exchange for the easing of sanctions, mainly those relating to oil, had included the commitment of nine presidential candidates to collaborate and respect the results.
The interference of the Cuban authorities in all areas of Venezuela will have modifications if Nicolas Maduro It is intended to simulate progress along democratic and independent paths. Cuban troops embedded in the leadership of the security and military forces, and in all ministries, political and social organizations would have to be withdrawn.
The delusions of Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez’s attempt to dominate Latin America and the Caribbean, influence the global south and penetrate the United States perished with them. Chavez’s death began the debacle, which Fidel delayed with the imposition of Nicolas Maduro, the Chavista military and the Venezuelan people.
Talks with the Administration Bidenwhich is interested in Venezuela’s oil resources, has made commitments to hold elections in exchange for the relaxation of some sanctions. However, tensions are likely to escalate.
Maduro aspires to be accepted as a member of the BRICS group and to increase relations with OPEC countries and others. However, the “Rooster of Venezuela” has achieved a greater loss of credibility, even among like-minded presidents such as the Brazilian Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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