On Monday, Nicaragua’s leader attacked Brazil’s Lula and Colombia’s Petro over their controversial stance on Venezuela’s election.
On Monday, Nicaragua’s leader attacked Brazil’s Lula and Colombia’s Petro for their controversial stance on Venezuela’s elections, calling them “groveling governments” for not recognizing Maduro’s victory and instead supporting a democratic political agreement to establish peace in Venezuela.
In response, Petro replied to Daniel Ortega on the social platform ‘X’ with: “At least I don’t drag human rights.”
Ortega said on Monday that Gustavo Petro of Colombia and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, who are trying to negotiate between the opposition and Maduro in Venezuela, “groveling the government” because they do not recognize Maduro’s victory and push for a new presidential election better. circumstances.
Lula and Petro have proposed that new presidential elections be held in Venezuela under better conditions. They are pressing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who claimed victory in last month’s election amid allegations of fraud, to negotiate a resolution to the ongoing crisis.
Since his candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia, won the presidential election on July 28, the Venezuelan opposition has pressed the Maduro regime for a democratic transition of power, focusing on internal pressure through mass protests and international pressure to force Maduro into negotiations.
However, Maduro has shown little inclination to yield, showing in recent weeks that he can tone down protests and rely on authoritarian allies to fend off international pressure.
Petro’s proposal, which includes incentives for Maduro such as lifting sanctions on Venezuela, appears to have a better chance of bringing the Maduro regime to the negotiating table. Lula mentioned that holding new elections could be one of two alternatives to overcome the current situation; the other is a coalition government. He also explained that his relationship with Maduro had “broken down” due to the political situation in Venezuela.
Maduro’s current strategy relies on maintaining repression long enough to create disillusionment among the population, while hoping international attention shifts to other issues. Holding another election could ensure that his regime remains under international scrutiny.
Both the regime and the opposition have rejected Lula and Petro’s proposal to hold new elections. However, one action that will definitely not lead to progress is doing nothing.
“Nicolás Maduro holds the key to a political solution for Venezuela that will bring peace and prosperity to its people,” Gustavo Petro pointed out in ‘X’.
In other words, the most feasible choice is the right one. If Lula and Petro can persuade the Maduro regime and the Venezuelan opposition to hold new elections, it could lead to a better outcome for Venezuela than the alternative: allowing Maduro to remain in power unchallenged.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) stated that he “will not talk to his counterparts from Brazil and Colombia now” while waiting for a decision on the election.
The leader of the opposition María Corina Machado said, “The results of the election are not negotiable; the sovereignty of the people is not negotiable. How can anyone think about holding new elections? We are already one here in the regime, with an unequal campaign, with a machine that, counting. We won according to the rules , and the world knows we won.”
Original by Flor Elena Robledo.
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