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This Sunday marks three weeks since Venezuela’s presidential election, and uncertainty about its political future continues and seems to be getting worse. Just today, in Venezuela, Colombia and 300 cities around the world, the opposition, led by candidate Edmundo González and leader María Corina Machado, called for demonstrations to defend the “truth expressed” in the July 28 vote and to “advance the elections in a democratic transition.”
Pressure on Nicolás Maduro’s regime to release official minutes of electoral proceedings continues to grow. On Friday, the Organization of American States approved a resolution calling for the release of election documents, independent scrutiny and respect for human rights.
This week, President Gustavo Petro finally showed his cards in the Venezuelan crisis, proposing eventual new presidential elections or the creation of a “transitional coexistence” government between the Maduro regime and opposition forces.
Moreover, the Colombian head of state mentioned the plans of the National Front – against which the former guerrilla group M-19, to which Petro belongs, took up arms – as “experiences used temporarily that could help achieve a final solution”. While Brazilian President Lula da Silva publicly expressed his support for new elections, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador did not join, sending an ambiguous message about the synchronization of the three giants of the left-wing governments – Colombia, Brazil and Mexico – that they have become a solid support for Nicolás Maduro.
Petro’s proposed withdrawal plan was rejected by the Venezuelan opposition, as they were unaware that the elections were organized under Chavismo rules and won by Edmundo González.
In short, the pulse of transformation in the neighboring country is lengthening, but the future course is not clear. Today, three weeks later, the Colombian government’s cautious approach looks like a tool that Maduro continues to use, even without publishing the minutes of the meeting. Colombia must also change its position.
Francisco Miranda Hamburg
framir@portafolio.co
X: @pachomiranda
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