Machado says Venezuelan military “knows what they have to do at this time”

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado He assured this Wednesday that the country’s military “knows what they have to do at this time,” one month after the presidential elections, whose official result – which favored Nicolás Maduro – the former deputy describes as fraudulent, as does a good part of the international community.

“They know the truth, which is what they must do in compliance with the Constitution. That is what Venezuela and the world expects, respect for the Constitution, for their sacred oath to the flag,” said the former deputy before hundreds of supporters in Caracas, where she led a demonstration against Maduro’s reelection.

He assured that the candidate of the largest opposition alliance, the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), Edmundo González Urrutia, won the presidential elections on July 28 even in the voting centers that were set up in prisons and military barracks.

“Faced with this evidence, the regime opted for two strategies: one, to try to save face and seek legitimacy through the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ),” he said, referring to the validation that the highest court, controlled by magistrates close to Chavez, gave to Maduro’s reelection.

“The other (strategy) was the repression that began that same night,” Machado continued, referring to the arrests made amid post-election protests and police operations that left more than 2,400 people detained.

“See yourselves in front of your children, your mothers, your wives. You know what you have to do at this time when the regime is persecuting a people who have already decided to advance towards freedom,” the liberal added in her message to the Armed Forces, whose leadership has expressed unrestricted support for Maduro.

Although the National Electoral Council (CNE) declared Maduro the winner, it has not published the disaggregated results of the elections, as established in the schedule, while the PUD released “83.5% of the voting records” collected by witnesses and table members on the night of July 28, which, they claim, demonstrate the victory of their standard-bearer, which has the support of countries and national and international organizations.

WE ARE MOVING FORWARD!!

Those who believe that time favors the regime are wrong; with each passing day they are more isolated and we are more organized.

We know how to manage and grow our strength. We are an indomitable people, who know that we have to… pic.twitter.com/THcO3adbqL

— Maria Corina Machado (@MariaCorinaYA) August 28, 2024