Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro threatened to unleash a civil war and blamed the United States for the crisis in the country following allegations that he stole the elections last Sunday.
"My pulse will not tremble to call the people to a revolution with different characteristics," he threatened on national television.
Surprised by the growing indignation of Venezuelans after Maduro declared himself the winner of Sunday’s elections, when the records published by the opposition indicate that he lost by 30 points against candidate Edmundo González, the representative of the chavista regime threatened: "We wouldn't want to resort to other ways of making revolution."
"I say this solemnly from political power, we want to continue on the path that Chávez laid out," he said, blaming "North American imperialism and fascist criminals" for the crisis in Venezuela.
He added that "I was not born on the day of cowards" and that "if the empire wants to advance its criminal plan, we will defend our homeland."
The political climate in Venezuela has become more tense following Maduro's proclamation as the winner of the presidential elections.
On July 29, the National Electoral Council, a Chavista authority, announced that Maduro had been re-elected, a result that immediately sparked protests and rejection from the opposition and a significant portion of the population.
Meanwhile, opposition leader María Corina Machado spoke out at a press conference and stated that the real winner was Edmundo González, after which she published 76 percent of the voting records.
The count of these, which can be consulted on a public website, shows that Nicolás Maduro received 2,759,256 votes, while González obtained 6,275,182 votes, in addition to winning in all the states that make up the South American nation.
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