By Luis De Jesus
Ana Corina Sosa, daughter of opposition leader María Corina Machado, sent a message this Saturday to Venezuelan migrants in New York City who participated in the protest called against the fraud committed by Nicolás Maduro in the Venezuelan presidential elections.
“I will only repeat the words my mother has said many times, that this is not a fight of colors, of class, of ideologies. This is a spiritual fight, between good and evil. I feel what you are feeling, the fear, the anguish and the desire to return home, all together again,” she said.
The young woman, an engineer who studied at Harvard Business School and the University of Michigan College of Engineering, asked citizens to trust the process led by her mother together with candidate Edmundo González, who reportedly won the presidential election with more than 70% of the votes.
“The only thing I ask of you is that we maintain this firmness that characterizes us so much, that we trust, that we continue forward, that we be patient, but with firmness. We will carry this fight for freedom to the end. And until we can all meet again as a family and in our beloved Venezuela,” he said.
One of the most common concerns expressed by Venezuelans is when the long-awaited political transition will take place. And, although the country’s democratic opposition maintains that Edmundo González won the elections and has published the minutes that would confirm this, it will not be until January when Nicolás Maduro must hand over power.
Citizens are going through episodes of great anxiety but, in a country that remains expectant, they also express their excitement and desire for political change. On this point, María Corina Machado herself spoke in an interview with comedians George Harris and Víctor Medina, known as Nanutria, and journalist David Placer, author of the book Chavez’s witches.
“There is urgency, of course, people are in prison, dead, tortured, who have had to leave, but that does not mean that we do not act calmly. Urgency is one thing and acting calmly and taking each step at the right time and understanding that there are things that are coming together is another thing,” he said.
“That is what is happening. We are moving forward. Every day that passes, the regime is weaker; every day that passes, we are stronger. It is not true that time is on their side,” added the opposition leader, who was unable to run for president due to a political disqualification.
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