“They must understand that Venezuelans want to express themselves, that we Venezuelans are going to express ourselves, that they cannot continue to kidnap (…) the freedom and democracy of Venezuela,” Guaidó said from the outskirts of the National Electoral Council (CNE), the entity in charge to call the elections, in Caracas together with hundreds of supporters.
“Maduro set the date, we are ready to defeat you from end to end throughout Venezuela. Now don’t be cowardly, put a date on it, ”demanded the opponent.
Guaidó, who has not yet confirmed whether he will be a candidate, led a march through downtown Caracas as part of a campaign to demand a “free and fair election.”
The Venezuelan opposition has been working for months on the organization of primaries to define who will be the candidate who will face Maduro in the presidential elections.
The date of this event has not yet been announced, although several leaders are already campaigning.
“It is a duty to fight for that election that represents change in Venezuela,” insisted Guaidó, who proclaimed himself “interim” president in January 2019 when he was head of Parliament and after considering Maduro’s re-election a year earlier as a “fraud.” .
The opponent received the support of the United States and fifty nations, but along the way he has lost the support of countries that were also important allies such as Argentina, Peru and Colombia.
The 2018 elections were also brought forward. The process, which normally takes place in December, was held in May after a series of negotiations between the opposition and the government ended without success.
The opposition decided to marginalize itself after denouncing that there were not enough guarantees.
Chavismo has also floated the idea of bringing forward the elections to 2023.
The entrance “Maduro set the date”: Guaidó asks to define presidential elections in Venezuela was first published in diary TODAY.
