The Chilean novelist and senator Isabel Allende, daughter of former president Salvador Allende and a member of the Socialist Party (PS), was emphatic in her recent criticism of the government of Nicolás Maduro, which she described as a "dictatorship in every sense."
In an interview with CNN on Monday, August 19, Allende emphasized that Maduro's regime does not reflect in any way the socialism that his father defended during his government in Chile.
Allende expressed his rejection of the comparisons Maduro has made between his regime and the government of Salvador Allende, stating that the authoritarian and repressive practices in Venezuela are vastly different from the socialist vision that his father tried to implement.
"Venezuela is an authoritarian government, a dictatorship in every sense," he stated, adding that the socialism of Salvador Allende has no relation to what has been implemented in Venezuela under Maduro's leadership.
Regarding the recent presidential elections in Venezuela, Allende questioned the legitimacy of the electoral process and stated that the result that proclaimed Maduro as the winner was the result of a fraud.
"It is evident that Maduro did not win the election and that all kinds of completely irregular actions have taken place, which are far from the international democratic standards of a free, open, and informed election. It was a fraud," he stated.
In addition, he expressed his concern about the growing repression in Venezuela, stating that the current situation is alarming. "The worst part has begun: harsh repression, unqualified detentions. It is not just a fraud; they are resorting to the worst practices employed by dictators who do not want to relinquish power," he added.
Isabel Allende also recalled with gratitude the support that many Chileans received in Venezuela during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, highlighting the solidarity of the Venezuelan people during times of crisis for Chile. "We owe a lot to the Venezuelan people; in our worst times, they were a wonderful, supportive people," she concluded.
Allende's statements resonate with those expressed by the president of Chile, the socialist Gabriel Boric, who at the beginning of August stated that his government does not recognize Nicolás Maduro as the winner of the presidential elections in Venezuela held on July 28, 2024.
In that sense, Boric expressed his outright refusal to accept the results, arguing suspicions of electoral fraud and human rights violations in Venezuela. "I have no doubt that Maduro's regime has attempted to commit electoral fraud. If that were not the case, they would have shown the famous records," he declared.
"Furthermore, they are committing serious violations of human rights, repressing people who are demonstrating and initiating criminal persecutions that are laughable and would not be acceptable in Chile or in any other democratic country, against opposition leaders," added the Chilean president.
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