Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro reiterated this Saturday his call for migrants to return to their country under the promise that it will become the “astonishment of South America.”
During an event in a town in Caracas, Maduro expressed his optimism about the future.
“We suffered a rash, but it was hard, and we are already improving, recovering, that is why I have told all those Venezuelans, everyone, wherever you are, come,” said the head of state.
In his speech, he insisted: “The worst is behind us. What is coming for Venezuela is great, it is growth, prosperity, well-being and humanity.”
The president, who will seek re-election in the presidential elections on July 28, stressed that Venezuela is in a moment of positive change.
“Venezuela became fashionable, we left the rash behind, and now what we are going for is forward and no one is going to stop us, and we are going to be the wonder of the world, Venezuela will be the wonder of South America, you will see me,” he stated.
Maduro, after denying Venezuelan migration, now uses this issue as part of his campaign speech.
Last Monday, he announced the creation of the Vice Ministry of Assistance for Venezuelan Migration, with the objective, as he assured, of facilitating the return of those who wish to return to the country.
Although he did not specify when this initiative will be implemented, he said that this body will help migrants with legal assistance and protection against possible abuses in the countries where they currently reside.
In addition, he mentioned the reactivation of the Plan Vuelta a la Patria, intended to support the return of Venezuelans. This plan, he noted, will include attention in areas such as education, culture, sports and comprehensive socioeconomic protection for returnees, as well as a communication plan to disseminate the truth about the situation of migrants.
In recent years, nearly 8 million Venezuelans have left the country, according to the Regional Interagency Coordination Platform for Refugees and Migrants in Venezuela, co-led by the International Organization for Migration and the UN Refugee Agency, he noted. Eph.
The socialist regime reduces that figure to about 2 million and alleges that the citizens left their nation supposedly due to the sanctions established by the United States.
Thousands of these migrants have faced difficulties registering and voting in the July 28 elections, due to impediments and blockades in Venezuelan diplomatic headquarters abroad, which has generated protests over the alleged violation of their rights. Only 69,211 Venezuelans abroad will be able to exercise their right to vote in the next presidential elections.
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