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Santiago, Chile – Thousands of Venezuelans living in Chile chanted “Enough!” on Saturday, demanding that the country’s President Nicolás Maduro produce all records of the July 28 election and step down.
“We are here to support our president Edmundo (González) and our leader María Corina Machado until the end. We will not collapse because we know that victory is ours,” Irne Escalona, who has lived in Chile for several years, told EFE.
A few meters further, Genoa Luz assured EFE that “Venezuela will be free” and asked his compatriots not to stop their demands for the release of the minutes and that Maduro “has left Miraflores” (executive seat) in Caracas.
Raimundo Flore added to EFE: “This time, I am convinced that we will overthrow our dictator.”
The rally lasted for several hours and took place in Almagro Park, the central square of the Chilean capital.
Venezuela’s opposition has called for protests in dozens of capitals around the world this Saturday to denounce official election results that gave Chavez Nicolas Maduro a victory and were contested by observers and international organizations.
he National Electoral Council (CNE) Venezuela’s president attributed victory in the July 28 election to Maduro, in office since 2013, but nearly two weeks later he has yet to release the minutes certifying his victory, as demanded by the opposition and many in the international community.
Chilean President Gabriel Boric has been one of the most critical voices against Maduro and was the first international leader to call for transparency in the results of the presidential election.
The progressive president said he would not recognize any results that were not verified by an “independent international organization.”
Chile is one of seven Latin American countries – along with Argentina, Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay – that have had to withdraw their diplomatic missions from Venezuela after Maduro ordered the rejection of his claims of “interference” in the presidential election.
Protests broke out in Caracas and other cities after Maduro’s announcement, leaving at least 25 people dead, according to several nongovernmental organizations, and more than 2,400 people detained, according to official data.
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