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Today the dictator Maduro is trying to snatch away the sovereignty of the people but he must know how weak, how repudiated and how unrecognized by the world he emerged from this event,
tweeted Juan Pablo Guanipa I am someone from the left and from the political left I tell you: Nicolás Maduro’s government is a dictatorship,
said Chile’s progressive president, Gabriel Boric The UK will not stand by as Maduro continues to oppress, undermine democracy, and commit appalling human rights violations,
Lammy added as fresh sanctions were announced in coordination with the EU, targeting 15 individuals linked to Maduro’s regime The Venezuelan people and world know that Nicolás Maduro clearly lost the 2024 presidential election and has no right to claim the presidency today. We stand ready to support a return to democracy in Venezuela.”
The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, said The relationship with Venezuela has soured
Brazil’s president Lula shunned the inauguration with close ally, the senator, Jaques Wagner, telling local media This is a great victory for Venezuelan democracy,
the 62-year-old autocrat boasted during a sparsely attended oath-taking ceremony in Caracas that the leaders of most democratic nations boycotted I wasn’t made president by the US government or the pro-imperialist governments of the Latin American right,
May this new presidential term be a period of peace, of prosperity, of equality and the new democracy,
Maduro said, pledging to comply with the laws of the country Rubio understands the importance of engaging the Venezuelan people and ensuring the issue remains a priority on the global stage,
The basic political dilemma remains unchanged: Maduro did not win the election he claims to have won. The pressing question is whether we will allow him to steal a second election in a row, further crippling Venezuela's economy while increasing foreign influence from Russia, China and Cuba,
The people are fed up and tired of the regime. A transition is inevitable, and as far as the opposition's role goes, it will be peaceful."
Edmundo Gonzalez, Venezuelan opposition leader, told Politico We were increasing sanctions and applying pressure effectively,
One piece of advice I would give to Rubio is to ensure that Maduro does not believe he has won,
Bolton said in an interview with Newsweek, emphasizing the importance of maintaining pressure on the regime President Biden reiterated his support for Venezuela's democratic aspirations and underscored the U.S. commitment to holding Maduro and his representatives accountable for their anti-democratic and repressive actions. This includes working closely with democratic allies across the hemisphere and around the world."
The White House, following Biden's meeting with Gonzalez on Monday, in a statement The opposition believed they had generals ready to switch sides,
The first thing Trump commented on was that she wasn't wearing a wedding ring,
With the usurpation of power by Nicolas Maduro... supported by brute force and ignoring the popular sovereignty expressed... on July 28, a coup d'état has been accomplished,
the Democratic Unitary Platform coalition said in a statement We are not afraid."
On Thursday, Machado defiantly addressed protesters in Caracas, vowing that You are hereby sworn in as constitutional president."
Responding to the under-fire leader, Parliament leader Jorge Rodríguez said Today we've come to support our constitutional President Nicolás Maduro with tons of joy and excitement,
said supporter Sabrina Sucre, who traveled from the Venezuelan coast with a fellow fisherwoman to witness the inauguration