By Luis De Jesus
04 Feb 2024, 21:12 PM EST
The ruler Nicolás Maduro affirmed this Sunday that he will win the presidential elections in Venezuela “by hook or by crook”, although his regime faces strong pressure to allow the registration of María Corina Machado, the leader who was elected with more than 92% support in the internal elections of the largest opposition coalition in the country.
Maduro said he was sure of a victory despite the alleged conspiracies that contemplated his murder and that of several high-ranking officials, for which they have accused his adversaries and the United States government, although the US government of Joe Biden has denied these accusations and He has advocated, however, that a democratic and competitive process be carried out in the South American country.
“People of Venezuela, in the face of any imperialist and oligarchic invention, I ask for calm and sanity, nerves of steel, maximum unity and military mobilization, that the team wins, and we are going to win by hook or by crook,” declared the official during a event in Caracas for the 32 years of the failed coup d’état led by the failed president Hugo Chávez.
We wave the flag of sovereignty, truth, bravery and rebellion with which our 4F combatants took to the streets, today the legacy of that feat 32 years ago lives on in each of the patriots who continue this beautiful story. pic.twitter.com/juKVDOaoWu
— Nicolás Maduro (@NicolasMaduro) February 4, 2024
Maduro again directed comments directed against María Corina Machado and accused her of “promoting” violence in Venezuela. “If they do not respect, we have to be prepared to make them respect in a civil-military union, prepared for any surprise, for any invention,” he urged.
Proposal for the presidential elections
The Venezuelan Parliament, dominated by Chavismo, will begin this Monday to develop with various national sectors a proposed schedule for this year’s presidential elections. The date has not yet been set but will be presented to the National Electoral Council this week.
Nicolás Maduro affirmed that he is willing to win, regardless of the electoral conditions, once the CNE issues the call, the Efe news agency noted.
“Whenever they give it to us, however they give it to us, we go out to win. The people organized to win this year’s presidential elections. When the CNE calls, we will be prepared,” he said.
During his speech, he also announced the launch of the Viva Venezuela Mission on February 16 to “revitalize cultural values and traditions” of his country. And he noted that another mission aimed at “guaranteeing equality” will begin on March 5, another year since Chávez’s death.
I congratulate the immense and enormous mobilization of the Bolivarian Fury of the people who have been deployed since last night, at dawn and in the morning. A mobilization that started from different points in Caracas, a general rehearsal to guarantee Peace, unity and the Homeland. A… pic.twitter.com/2bjnG4WFcA
— Nicolás Maduro (@NicolasMaduro) February 4, 2024
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