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.
"I will not hesitate to call on the people for a revolution with different characteristics," he declared threateningly in a national broadcast.
Surprised by the increasing outrage of Venezuelans after Maduro declared himself the winner of Sunday’s elections, while the reports published by the opposition indicate he lost by 30 points to candidate Edmundo González, the representative of the Chavista regime threatened: "We would not want to resort to other methods to carry out the revolution."
"I say this solemnly from the political authority: we want to continue on the path that Chávez outlined," he stated, blaming "American imperialism and the fascist criminals" for the crisis in Venezuela.
He added that "I wasn't born on the day of the cowards" and that "if the empire wants to proceed with its criminal plan, we will defend our homeland."
The political climate in Venezuela has become more tense following Maduro's declaration as the winner of the presidential elections.
On July 29, the National Electoral Council, a Chavista authority, announced that Maduro had been reelected, a result that immediately sparked protests and backlash from the opposition and a significant portion of the population.
Meanwhile, opposition leader María Corina Machado spoke at a press conference and stated that the true winner was Edmundo González, after which she published 76 percent of the voting records.
The tally, which can be checked on a public website, shows that Nicolás Maduro received 2,759,256 votes, while González obtained 6,275,182 votes, winning in all the states that make up the South American nation.
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