“We reject the repression directed against citizen protests and the regime’s attempts to falsify the election results,” they affirm.
HAVANA TIMES – We, the undersigned, are Nicaraguan political exiles in various countries around the world who, in light of the events that occurred in Venezuela before, during, and after July 28, feel the moral and political obligation to state our position on the matter.
In the wake of the massive and well-documented electoral victory of Edmundo Gonzalez and Nicolas Maduro’s refusal, along with his regime, to acknowledge their defeat, the Venezuelan people are waging a brave and painful struggle to assert their will for change expressed at the ballot box. For this reason, we reject the repression directed against citizen protests and the regime’s attempts to falsify the election results. Furthermore, we demand respect for human rights, freedom, and the personal integrity of the people and opposition leadership.
In our view, what is happening in Venezuela does not represent ideological or political contradictions between the left and the right. Rather, it is a confrontation between authoritarianism and democracy, a historical situation where an authoritarian regime denies the most basic rights, and the Venezuelan people choose a path of democratic principles, which must be respected by everyone, both within and outside Venezuela.
In this context, we condemn violence as a solution to the conflict and express our firm support for the civic struggle of the Venezuelan people.
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