Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello claimed over the weekend that the socialist government will not allow new elections in Venezuela because the opposition is “manipulating the results.”
Cabello — suspected of being an active drug lord for years. I wanted it on multiple drug-terrorism charges by U.S. authorities. $10 million A bounty has been placed in his name since 2020, he claimed in his remarks at the opening ceremony of the international far-left organization “World Congress of Anti-Fascist Youth and Students.'' event The event was hosted by the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) in Caracas.
“There will be no elections here anywhere. [the opposition] They will manipulate it and change it,” Cabello said. “They control networks and information systems. They can break into any system at any time, and that's the control mechanism they use.”
cabello reportedly During the event, Venezuelan opposition parties claimed that the results of the July 28 fraudulent presidential election had been “technically manipulated.” On that day, the Venezuelan regime held a sham election that resulted in the emergence of socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro. 13 times The ballot paper claims he “won.” Maduro faced a small number of hand-picked “opposition” rivals and the only real opposition candidate allowed by the socialist government to run, Edmundo Gonzalez, a 75-year-old former diplomat.
Hours later, Venezuela's National Electoral Center (CNE) declared Mr. Maduro the “winner” of the election, but refused to release any voter data or documents that could support the claimed result, calling it “inaction.” blamed it on the assertion of “''.cyber attack'' on its website, but again it provides no evidence that this actually happened.
Venezuela's opposition immediately contested the results, published Voter data from local counts across the country on election day appeared to show Mr. González defeating Mr. Maduro in a landslide.
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Mr. Gonzalez is ran away In late September, he was recognized by several countries, including the United States, as the next president of Venezuela following the retirement of Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and is currently living in exile in Spain. identified He was like that last week too.
“Every election around the world is under threat of unauthorized technological intervention by people who have mastered digital information systems,” Cabello said.
Cabello also said that the country's opposition party will “apply the same procedures in Mozambique that it applied in Venezuela” after decades of opposition by Daniel Chapo of the ruling far-left Front for the Liberation of Mozambique to contest the election results. “I do,” he claimed. The party was declared the winner and spread across the country. protests.
“In the election, someone clearly won, and it was one person, and he said, “I won, and this (…) My number is on the network here, anyone who wants to see it Show it to him. And whoever wants to see it, show it to him.' And they're calling themselves,” Cabello said.
The Socialist Minister told participants at the regime's “anti-fascist” event: “That is why you must maintain a direct and continuous brotherly relationship, because today you are gathered here in Bolivar Caracas, and in 40 years you will be too. At the United Nations, we are trying to determine whether it can become an organization that supports world peace. ”
Socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro appointed Cabello as his government's interior minister. Augustbecame responsible for the regime's brutal campaign of repression against dissidents and protesters against the dictator's highly fraudulent “victory.”
In recent weeks, Cabello has accused The United States and Spain are using their respective intelligence services to hatch a “conspiracy” against the Venezuelan regime, orchestrating assassination plots against Maduro and other socialist officials and attempting to “sabotage” the country's infrastructure. has been done.
Maduro's regime arrested seven Americans, four of them October and to three september — is accused of participating in an alleged murder plot and other plots. As of press time, Maduro's government had not publicly provided evidence to support its accusations.
President Maduro's current presidential term was also obtained through fraudulent elections in 2016. 2018is scheduled to begin another six-year term on January 10, 2025, following his “re-election” in July. Mr. Gonzalez reiterated, claimed He is expected to return to Venezuela and take office as president that day, but has not released further details on the matter.
Christian K. Caruso is a Venezuelan writer who chronicles life under socialism. You can follow him on Twitter here.
