The vote expressed in the streets | Editorial | Opinion

The Venezuelan electoral body considers Nicolás Maduro elected with 6,408,844 votes to continue in office for another six years – Chavismo has been in power for 25 years – despite doubts about this victory both inside and outside the country. These votes could not be counted by the opposition, which in previous polls was the favorite to win. What can be counted is that more than 7.7 million Venezuelans have left in recent years, and this Saturday thousands took to the streets in Venezuela, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and the United States to protest against what they consider electoral fraud. Spain … After the official announcement of the results, violence broke out, 2,000 people were detained and 13 people died. All this can be said and shows that the crisis in Venezuela has given no more, and its people have given no more, and they have turned to the world.

Venezuela and Ecuador

There will never be another Venezuela

The governments of the United States, Argentina, Uruguay, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and Costa Rica do not recognize Nicolás Maduro as the winner, but Edmundo González (who was assigned 5,326,104 votes by the Venezuelan electoral body but received 6.89 million votes according to the records of the opposition). Although this week the Organization of Central American States (OAS) did not have enough votes to ask the Venezuelan authorities to publish the minutes of the election, it is now Europe that is making this request. Spain, Italy, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Portugal signed this Saturday a joint statement by the Venezuelan authorities “to immediately publish all voting records in order to guarantee the full transparency and integrity of the electoral process.” Pope Francis called on all parties to “seek the truth, act moderately, avoid any type of violence” and engage in dialogue for the good of the people.

The situation is critical. You can’t take your eyes off Venezuela. Their people are among us, their wishes are written on posters for everyone to know: “Free Venezuela”, “I will go home”. (profound)