The ucevistas will make history: the reactions of politicians to the elections of this November 15
This Friday, November 15, the elections at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV). Students and graduates of «“the house that conquers the shadows” are called to elect their representatives in the student centers and the Federation of University Centers (FCU), in a process that is expected to last until 6:00 pm in each faculty. Politicians have reacted to this holding of elections, agreeing that «the ucevistas will make history».
What politicians have reacted to the UCV elections?
The opposition leader, María Corina Machado expressed her pride in this democratic act at the UCV. “How proud we feel for this generation of young people who have shown us that they are determined to save the country, to save their University from a system that seeks to destroy it,” he said. He assured that “the Ucevistas, just as they did throughout Venezuela on July 28, will make history.”
Tomorrow, the UCV elects its new student representation at its different levels, in a historic moment of our fight for the Freedom of Venezuela.
How proud we feel for this generation of young people who have shown us that they are determined to save the country, to save their…
— María Corina Machado (@MariaCorinaYA) November 15, 2024
The political leader Delsa Solorzano He stressed that “in the face of oppression, more education and more training.” She pointed out that as a graduate of the UCV, she invited the ucevistas to “continue overcoming shadows and never allow them to hijack thought and to defend university autonomy.”
Today my beloved UCV, my alma mater, votes. I feel very proud of the kids who continue to keep democracy alive within the University. As a graduate, I invite you to continue overcoming shadows, to never allow them to hijack your thinking and to defend autonomy…
— Delsa Solorzano (@delsasolorzano) November 15, 2024
The political scientist Nicmer Evans He expressed in X that today the ucevistas “decide their future in the elections of student representatives.” He expressed his best wishes “for the democratic spaces that still remain in the country.”
The political leaders celebrated “the democratic exercise” that prevails in the university and highlighted the importance of university autonomy which, they insisted, “must prevail.”
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