November 16th was the last Update on the situation in Venezuela. We are one week away from the inauguration of the presidency, which will be on January 10, 2024. I don't know the atmosphere in Venezuela very well, I don't know if they feel hopeful or discouraged. When I talk to my relatives or acquaintances and ask them how they feel about it or what they think, they say "nothing" "I don't think anything will happen." Personally, I feel the same way, in the sense that I doubt there will be a positive change, Nicolas Maduro will remain in power, Edmundo is and will be another farce like all the previous ones, I also think that perhaps a few days of protests could occur again, more deaths and kidnappings, and then in a matter of days everything will return to "normal", after all, carnival is celebrated in February and that will be the priority of the month (I hope I'm wrong). As a worthy Catholic country, everyone expects a "miracle" like every year.
The atmosphere on social media is based on "smoke sellers" with their sensationalist posts, giving false hope to the most gullible and seeking the greatest interaction for their own benefit. On the other hand, there are the skeptics or realists.
I will tell you a little about the most relevant events in this month and a half since my last update:
This is a small demonstration that the "opposition" is not interested in a real change for the country. My God, the mere fact of writing and publishing it here makes me cringe.
Look at what the post says:
JUSTICE NOW!HUGE WORLDWIDE PROTEST to demand the ICC to intercede for Venezuela.They are killing us in silence!We raise our voices and let the world reverberateAre you ready?Stay tuned for the next posts to find out the location of your city.
JUSTICE NOW!FREEDOM NOW!
What struck me most was this:
REMEMBER YOUR RED LIPSTICK AND WHITE HANDKERCHIEF
What the fuck does this mean? What's the point of this? Lipstick? White handkerchief?
Opinions:
In a context of extreme repression, Venezuelans must design strategies of non-violent struggle to challenge a regime that seeks to impose itself by blood and fire.The way forward is peaceful and massive protests; that the desire for change spreads to the already weakened bases of support that sustain Nicolás Maduro.
Tremble Maduro, we're going to knock you down with red lipstick (sarcasm)
Let's take the red, so that it hurts the Chavistas. We are the resistance
The fight continues and on December 1st we are united more than ever with @MariaCorinaYA. All wearing red lipstick to show our determination and courage. #The1stAllInRed
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Venezuelan, I have an important message for you. I ask you to listen to it carefully. We must be prepared to do what we must do.This is the first of a series of messages that I will send you on Sundays during the next few weeks.Please share it!
Message from Maria Corina
She says that this will be a series of messages that she will send every Sunday during the next few weeks
Summary of the message:
"Stay calm"
"We all know that our country is going through a difficult situation"
"The whole world knows that on July 28 we elected Edmundo Gonzalez as our president"
"The regime uses brutal force"
"My dear and brave Venezuelans, the popular mandate is irreversible, they know it, they know that their departure is closer every day"
"The people are rising up now"
"Not even with their own dirty rules could they prevent the monumental defeat"
"Nobody pays attention to them anymore, nobody wants to be an accomplice to their crimes"
"We have an opportunity to get out of this nightmare, the time has come"
"We need to complete the task and we will get paid"
"The constitution says that on January 10 the change of government will take place"
"We are going to recover the original meaning of Christmas, a "new beginning"
"I ask you to prepare yourself"
"Let us be ready to do what is necessary"
"Let us be attentive, focused, on the signals that I will send you in these days"
Nothing new that I have not said for more than a year
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Edmundo González finally gives an interview with "uncomfortable" questions to W Radio of Colombia
First they ask him if he will be physically in Venezuela on January 10, he answers saying that the strategies are not revealed but he does not answer the question directly, they ask him again, he says he does not listen, he is silent, they ask him again and he answers "that is the idea"
Then they ask him what the cabinet will be for his government and he answers that "everything is still very premature"
The journalists question him saying that Trump chose his entire cabinet in less than a month
They ask him the question again, he is silent, he leaves, until he returns and they ask him again saying "in due time the names will be known"
To finish, they ask him about Monómeros and he answers that he does not want to comment on that subject
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Edmundo González does not rule out negotiating with Chavismo to promote a transition in Venezuela. “There is always room for a peaceful and negotiated solution. Any opportunity should be taken advantage of”.
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Edmundo González: "I am morally prepared" for an eventual arrest in Venezuela."The plans are to return to Caracas on January 10 and take office that day," he said.
https://acortar.link/WkgTKu
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Diosdado Cabello threatens Edmundo González Urrutia through antics on national TV
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Maria Corina says again that she does not know the date of the departure of the Maduro regime
She says that it could be before January 10, that it could be on January 10, that it could be after
That January 10 is a constitutional milestone
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Something similar had already happened in 2017.
Venezuelan opposition wins Sakharov PrizeThe European Parliament has decided to grant recognition of freedom of conscience to the National Assembly and opposition leaders Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma.• •
"Chavismo is a political force that will remain"
"We must turn the page"
"Maduro can be just another citizen"
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María Corina Machado reiterates that she has held "conversations with Chavista figures": "a national agreement must include Chavistas"
"There is no question of requesting political asylum, I will remain in Venezuelan territory, an asylum situation would distance me from the Venezuelans, my greatest wish is to reciprocate the trust they have given me"
Three months later:
Spain officially granted political asylum to Edmundo, which prevents his return to Venezuela
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Maduro Prosecutor's Office announces a reward for the capture of President-elect Edmundo González Urrutia of $100,000
Officials from the GNB and SEBIN place the poster with the reward for Edmundo González Urrutia at checkpoints, airports and border posts in Venezuela
These are, for now, the countries that Edmundo González will visit on his continental tour before his "inauguration" on January 10.
- Argentina
- Uruguay
- Panama
- Dominican Republic
- United States
Thousands of Venezuelans gather in Plaza de Mayo to welcome the president-elect @EdmundoGU, who met with the president of Argentina @JMilei at Casa Rosada on Saturday.
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Something that is not explained is why the genocidal drug regime has not yet raided the corporate offices of SIVENSA (the company of Maria Corina Machado's family) there on Avenida Venezuela, Edif. Torre América, Floor 11, Urb. Bello Monte in Caracas.
It's tiring to know that the "opposition" and Chavismo need each other to be able to continue to exist in Venezuela, and that no matter how much you want change and not give up, you know that there is no real way out because they prevent it.
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Police officers assaulting a child and attempting to take him into custody.
Extra fact: the police stole his motorcycle.
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Mothers and relatives remain in prayer, hoping for the release of their political prisoners held in Yare III. They spend the night outside the prison awaiting their release. They have not yet received any new information.
This is how the dozens of mothers who come from all over Venezuela to the Tocorón prison spend their nights awaiting the release of their sons.
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The reality of hospitals in Venezuela, and let's take this health center in Petare as an example. The rains this Sunday caused the flooding of several areas of the Ana Francisca Pérez de León 1 Hospital, located in Petare, Sucre municipality. On social media, relatives of patients and health personnel share videos in which the triage and pediatric consultation areas are observed flooded.
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Iris Varela proposes "cancelling all identification and registration documents" for those who request sanctions within the framework of the Liberator Simón Bolívar Organic Law.
"Cancellation and that can perfectly be done through administrative means."
https://bitlyanews.com/nacionales/an-inicia-primera-discusion-del-proyecto-de-ley-organica-libertador-simon-bolivar-para-inhabilitar-de-forma-perpetua-a-quienes-pidan-sanciones/
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Maduro ordered further regulation of social media: "I will completely close access in Venezuela"
https://monitoreamos.com/venezuela/maduro-ordeno-regular-aun-mas-las-redes-sociales-yo-cerrara-complemente-el-acceso-en-venezuela
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For the first time since her arrest, human rights activist Rocío San Miguel has been seen publicly in photos. Rocío received medical attention and permission from the regime to undergo surgery following an injury to her right shoulder.
State company in Yaracuy arms its workers for defense, but they do not produce even a carrot
Nicolás Maduro's regime begins to arm related paramilitary groups under the pretext of confronting the "gringos."
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In the Socialist City of La Victoria, Aragua State, gas arrived today after more than 2 months and this is the huge queue just to fill a small cylinder.
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The Christmas gifts that the regime gives to children
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Medicines cannot enter the country's ports due to the criminal blockade, but when it comes to Lamborghini vehicles, the criminal blockade does not exist.