President Nicolás Maduro once again boasts of being the only one who accompanied the people in times of pandemic and deep economic crisis. He reiterates that he has in his hands the plan to boost the economy and recover family income. He asserts that he will guarantee that there is peace in the nation before, during and after the elections.
While President Nicolás Maduro promised to work to achieve the dream of a prosperous and productive Venezuela if he wins the presidential elections on July 28, government supporters who attended the political rally asked the president to “rectify” after the elections, review his executive structure and listen to the needs of his supporters.
From the stage, Maduro once again boasted of being the only one who accompanied the people in times of pandemic and deep economic crisis. He reiterated that he has in his hands the plan to boost the economy and recover family income. He asserted that he will guarantee that there is peace in the nation before, during and after the elections.
The government repeated the structure it had maintained throughout the campaign period. The president insisted on the same “commitments” to social improvements and repeated the accusations against the opposition. The same songs were used: “El gallo pinto”, “Viva Venezuela”, “Chávez corazón del pueblo” and “El celular”. He even recycled the romantic scene of the kiss with his wife Cilia Flores.
At the president’s feet, below the platform, was Daniel Crespo, a supporter of the ruling party who acknowledged that there is discontent among the rank and file of the Gran Polo Patriótico because not all the resources that the president announces for the people reach those most in need.
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Crespo made it clear that he was in the mobilization “out of conviction, because I love my country as much as I love my mother and I am not going to sell the dignity that we have achieved.” While the citizen was making this statement, Maduro was exclaiming his speech accompanied by several officials from his executive branch, among them the Minister of Communication and Information, Freddy Ñáñez.
The government called for a march from Petare, in the east of Caracas, to Bolívar Avenue, a route of more than 10 kilometers. People from Trujillo, Vargas, Anzoátegui and Mérida attended the march. Among the crowd were people wearing uniforms from basic companies, including CVG.
SuchWhich He was able to learn that students from the National Experimental University of Security, workers from Bolivariana de Puertos and other institutions such as Petróleos de Venezuela were ordered to attend without the uniform of the entity where they work or study.
In front of the people, Maduro assured that Bolívar Avenue was packed “from end to end.” While making this assertion SuchWhich He confirmed that along the main road the supporters were organized in blocks with several meters of distance between them. They listened to the president at some strategic points where there were platforms with screens and horns.
The animators who were on these platforms – which preceded the main one – insisted to the people that they should approach the place from where the ruler was speaking and “stay until the end” because there would be “surprises.”
Citizens’ requests abounded throughout the day. Minutes before the standard-bearer for the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) exclaimed his words, a citizen who identified himself as Suárez emphasized that on July 28 Venezuelans must go out and vote so that the so-called revolution remains in power.
Next, a young man who was in Suárez’s group urged the president to work to improve the economy, health, education, electricity “and many other things.” When asked if he thought that not enough had been done, the person replied “we are moving forward.”
Earlier, as the crowd passed through Plaza Venezuela on its way to the finish line, Olga Maldonado urged action to improve the quality of life of seniors.
She was dressed like a queen. Maldonado calls herself “Maduro’s girlfriend.” Despite stating that the president “is the only one” who has been on the side of the elderly for many years, she stressed that much remains to be done. She asked for a substantial improvement in pensions, as she recognized that what she earns, about 130 bolivars per month, about 3.5 dollars according to the official rate of the Bank of Venezuela (BCV) and some bonuses, is not enough to meet her basic needs.
Maldonado said that he makes ends meet each month by collecting “a little bit here” and “a little bit there.” He mentioned that he gives out homework to earn extra income. He also pointed out that it is necessary to strengthen the health system to guarantee care for the country’s elderly.
5:45 pm | Olga Maldonado sympathizes with the government of Nicolás Maduro. Despite stating that the president “is the only one” in many years who has been concerned about the elderly, she says that much remains to be done. She calls for a substantial improvement in pensions, as she recognizes that there is no… pic.twitter.com/qypLIuzIgX
— TalCual (@DiarioTalCual) July 25, 2024
In Plaza Venezuela, Frank Carrasquero, carried in his arms a painted rooster made of wood and cardboard. He commented to SuchWhich who arrived in Caracas from Trujillo state for the closing of Nicolás Maduro’s campaign.
Carrasquero urged the president to “make a good filter” in his new government, if he wins the presidential elections. He considered that this will prevent the resources that the government releases for the people from being diverted as they pass through different officials. He invited people to vote for Maduro because, he said, the president has brought the country forward despite sanctions from other countries.
The first hours of the mobilization looked different from those usually organized by the government. Unlike previous marches, the crowd that followed TalCual, which walked from Parque Miranda and Solano Avenue to Bolívar, was dispersed and lacked musicality.
Yesenia Álvarez was also present at the mobilization, but she did say that she was sure that President Nicolás Maduro’s project follows the lines of former President Hugo Chávez. She assumed that after July 28 he would work to keep the economy going. “I invite you to read history (…) before there were no opportunities. Now we will work for a better education and quality of life,” she said to the people who question the efficiency of the president.
#Live 5:20 pm | Frank Carrasquero arrived in Caracas from Trujillo state for the closing of Nicolás Maduro’s campaign. He asked the president to “make a good filter” in his new government. He believes that this will prevent the resources that the Government releases for the people from being diverted to… pic.twitter.com/BsX2UZd78A
— TalCual (@DiarioTalCual) July 25, 2024
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