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That is completely counterproductive and on par with Donald Trump, who once said that when it came to Venezuela, all options were on the table,
The electoral council, the judiciary and most of the institutions in Venezuela have long been instruments of oppression for Maduro's regime,
Ana Soliz de Stange, a political scientist at the Helmut Schmidt University of the Federal Armed Forces in Hamburg, told DW The way I see it, Maduro does not have enough incentive to relinquish power in a democratic way,
And Soliz de Stange ... she said The military is an important player in Venezuela,
said Kurtenbach, explaining Within a decade, the Maduro regime's state propaganda has become more and more far-reaching,
Anja Osterhaus, executive director of the media freedom group Reporters Without Borders Germany (RSF), said a few days ahead of the election Maduro has to learn that when you win, you stay. When you lose, you go away."
This earned him a rebuke from his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who said At the end of the day, none of us are surprised,
Sabine Kurtenbach from the GIGA Institute for Latin American Studies in Hamburg expressed similar sentiments ... she said The highest military ranks in particular are closely linked to the regime,
It’s obvious that we won … We crushed them. 70% of the country is against the government,
claimed one of those to answer their call, a 35-year-old administrator called Ana Maria González This is Petare representing! We are coming down [from the hills] and the government is going down
shouted one rider as the tsunami of vehicles pushed ahead We want political change and we voted for it … but Nicolás Maduro and the electoral council have robbed us – they have stolen our dreams. They have stolen the dream of our children being able to come back to Venezuela,
Brito said of the historic exodus that has seen about 8 million citizens flee abroad, including her children who live in Chile and the Dominican Republic Nicolás Maduro’s regime has once again betrayed the Venezuelan people by promising to respect popular will when, at the same time, it was doing everything possible to manipulate and ignore that will,
The evidence reveals an attempt by the regime to ignore the will of the majority expressed at the ballot boxes by millions of Venezuelan men and women,
the report said, describing an array of “illegalities, vices and bad practices” during the electoral process, which culminated in the CNE handing Maduro a deeply suspect victory But at the same time we will take forceful action … to maintain internal order,
Regrettably in the past few hours we have received reports of people who have been killed and dozens of people who have been injured and detained.”
In a video message, González denounced the crackdown I thought he seemed calm. I didn’t think he seemed to be in a fearful or bellicose mood,
I cannot say that I am relaxed. I’m not. I am worried. I am leaving here worried,
Celso Amorim, the envoy of Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, told the Guardian on Tuesday morning as he prepared to fly out of Caracas after meeting Maduro the previous day But there are, as you know, other forces at play that are more bellicose,
he added of the opposition Those responsible for human rights violations must be held to account.”
Even though I love my country... I know that the only way out is to leave,
said 34-year-old nurse Veruska Donado