Capriles sees ‘urgent’ talks to resolve Venezuelan political crisis

Caracas– Opposition leader Henrique Capriles said on Monday that negotiations to resolve the political crisis Venezuela is experiencing after the presidential election are “urgent” July 28President Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner, the results Considered to be fraudulent Most anti-Chavismo insisted on the victory of its standard-bearer Edmundo González Urrutia.

“Let’s not waste time, we have to do this now.” Former GovernorHe insisted on the urgent need to “defuse the conflict” through negotiations between the government and the majority opposition so that the “sovereignty of the people” expressed in the elections can prevail.

In his opinion, “impossible” Living conditions If “this political conflict” continues, “the country’s reserves, oil business, education and health” will recover.

«What must we do? Let the truth prevail, (…) We must seek to restart negotiations in Venezuela, because they are here Millions of Venezuelans at risk “The future of this country, and this situation, like the one we have now, is not sustainable,” Capriles warned in an interview with “Vladimir a la Carta” broadcast on YouTube.

On August 19, González Urrutia urged Maduro “Take a step now” to begin a “peaceful transition”, for which the anti-Chavezists said he was willing to engage in political dialogue.

The leader of the main opposition group, the Democratic Unity Platform (PUD), then warned that the authorities “are hindering the democratic transition every day and the Venezuelan people are suffering from a country in crisis and without freedom”, for which he reiterated that “clinging to power will only aggravate the suffering of citizens”.

Opposition leader María Corina Machado, a key González Urrutia backer, said recently that Maduro must “understand that his best option is to negotiate” with the anti-Chavista majority.

However, according to Maduro on August 9, the “only negotiation” for the head of state with Machado, whom he accuses of being a “terrorist”, is for him to “surrender before justice.”