▲ Venezuelan President and presidential candidate Nicolás Maduro (center) during a campaign rally in the Venezuelan city of Trujillo.Photo of the Venezuelan presidency via AFP
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The newspaper La Jornada
Tuesday, July 23, 2024, p. 28
Caracas. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro yesterday accused international media of hitmen of liessix days before the presidential elections in which he aspires to be re-elected. They have tried to make us invisible a thousand times, now the operation is directed by hitmen of lies: the Efe agencies, from Spain; AFP, from France; AP, CNN, from the United States, and several television stations here. Again, we know the story, we’ve already seen that movie.the Chavista ruler launched at a rally in San Cristóbal, Táchira state.
In the opinion of the president, the media censor and manipulate information about his election campaign. They are already shouting fraudsaid. Nobody is going to tarnish the political processMaduro added.
The Venezuelan Press Union, the College of Journalists and an NGO said that access to three news websites was restricted yesterday, bringing the number of portals blocked since the start of the electoral campaign this month to 10.
It is an escalation against freedom of the press, expression and information just six days before the presidential elections. the union said in its X account.
Such a measure It does not help the climate of peace, equality and information that must exist. in the elections, the association of journalists noted.
Espacio Público, an organization that documents freedom of expression and whose website was also blocked, described the events as very seriousbecause the Electoral processes require information, both so that people can make decisions and in case any eventuality arises..
Far-right accused in Miami
On the other hand, President Maduro’s campaign chief, Jorge Rodríguez, denounced the installation in Miami of a checkpoint from where the Venezuelan extreme right intends to commit fraud in the elections next Sunday 28th.
Rodríguez assured that the ruling party will respect the results bulletin issued by the National Electoral Council and not those of the opposition center in the United States. We are going to take to the streets to defend our victoryhe added.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said that scared with the warnings of the Venezuelan president, who stated that an opposition victory would translate into a bloodbath.
I was scared by Maduro’s comments that Venezuela could face a bloodbath if it losesLula said. Maduro needs to learn that when you win, you stay; when you lose, you leave.. I hope this happens for the good of Venezuela, for the good of South America.he added.
The Brazilian head of state said that his foreign policy adviser, former foreign minister Celso Amorim, and representatives of the Brazilian electoral justice system will travel to Venezuela to observe the elections.
Lula reiterated his call for the election results to be respected. If Maduro wants to contribute to solving the return of growth in Venezuela, the return of the people who left Venezuela and establish a state of economic growth, he has to respect the democratic process..
The main opposition candidate Edmundo González thanked Lula for his statement. We appreciate the words of the President of Brazil in support of a peaceful and widely respected electoral process in VenezuelaGonzález wrote on the social network X.