Maduro’s best option “is to negotiate a transition”, says Machado before the US Congress.

The Venezuelan government of Nicolás Maduro It is “weaker than ever” it’s yours “the best option is to negotiate a transition“, said this Wednesday the leader of the opposition Maria Corina Machado before him United States Congress.

“I want to tell you that we have a real opportunity for a peaceful transition in Venezuela through the presidential elections“which should be held this year”, said Machado, via videoconference, before a subcommittee on Foreign Relations of the House of Representatives.

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Machado won the primary elections of the largest opposition coalition, the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), but the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) ratified a disqualification that weighed on her and she will not be able to launch her candidacy for the elections.

“This strength is growing and this fight is to the end.”
Final message in Spanish from @MariaCorinaYA at the bipartisan table of the US Congress. pic.twitter.com/DC3Qo9ePq7

—Vente Venezuela (@VenteVenezuela) February 7, 2024

She ignores him.

He estimates that the country will be in a unique situation in 25 years because “The regime is in the weakest position ever, despite the cries; They only have violence and terror as a resource”.

“We managed to unify all opposition forces” and “we will create all the conditions so that Maduro understands that his best option is to negotiate a transition through clean, free and competitive elections in which we will defeat them”, he stressed.

“You are the future of Venezuela“, the Republican congressman told him in Spanish, Mário Diaz-Balart.

“She used her voice to oppose a Chavista government.”weak“to a Venezuelan people and the opposition”stronger than ever”.

The Democrat Joaquim Castro He asked Venezuelans to “don’t waste this opportunity” It is “do not allow Nicolás Maduro divide your movement“, but stated that it coincides with the The White House on what “It’s not about a person, it’s about a process”.

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“The time is now”

Maria Elvira Salazar He explained that the Republicans are willing to collaborate with the Democratic government as long as the Barbados agreement reached between Maduro and the opposition, which scheduled the presidential elections for the second half of the year, is maintained.

Maduro violated part of the agreement, which also consisted of suspending the disqualification of all candidates.

In retaliation washington He reimposed sanctions lifted on gold to boost the process and threatens to do the same to the oil industry in April if there is no change.

“The time is now, the time is now“, Machado emphasized, because the Chavistas have “completely lost its social base”. “Imagine what a peaceful transition in Venezuela will mean for CubaWhat will this mean for Nicaragua or United States”.

“Today we were able to confirm that we are not alone“, Machado congratulated, relieved to have”the support of the United States government in a fight that (…) is not the right of one person, it belongs to 30 million Venezuelans”.

“We have almost 300 political prisoners. We are the largest torture center in the world Latin America” and here it is “Cuban agents involved in cases of torture in our country”, he assured congressmen.

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“Right now, as we speak, there are four members of our campaign teams who have disappeared at the hands of regime forces. I don’t know where they are” since January 23, he told them.

Machado aroused admiration among the five parliamentarians who participated in the session.

For Salazar, it is admirable that he stayed in Venezuela and decided to “pay the highest price (…) while others (opponents) are abroad living a better life”.

Source: Elcomercio

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