The Cuban ruler Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez reiterated his support for the president of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro, despite the claims from the opposition in that country and the international community for him to show the electoral records of the contest in which he proclaimed himself the winner.
"We stand in solidarity, without a doubt, with the brotherly Venezuelan people and with our comrade, Nicolás Maduro," said the designated Cuban president during a virtual intervention at the ALBA-TCP Summit taking place this Monday.
In his speech, recorded at the Palace of the Revolution, Díaz-Canel stated that he "trusts that with that strength, the homeland of Bolívar, Chávez, and Maduro, will continue to demonstrate that it is resilient to all threats and harassment."
The Cuban regime was one of the first to recognize Maduro's proclamation as president of Venezuela in the recent elections on July 28, a contest that has been accused of irregularities and which the Chavista government has been unable to overturn opinions about.
Aligned with a discourse supporting his continental ally, Díaz-Canel again blamed “the regional oligarchies, imperialism, the empires of communications, and digital platforms” for what is happening in Venezuela, following Maduro's path, who has sought “coup intentions” in all these actors, but without proving that he “won” the elections unconditionally.
"With absolute irresponsibility, there is a concerted stimulation of a return to destabilization plans in Venezuela. We cannot allow it," said the ruler who was once again seen with his arm in a sling.
In an act of colossal cynicism, Díaz-Canel stated that he "recognizes and admires the calm response, the high institutional democratic sense, and the vocation for peace shown by President Nicolás Maduro and his team." Such words disregard the struggle exhibited by the popular sectors dissatisfied with the electoral outcome, who have been harassed, repressed, and imprisoned by the ruling regime in Venezuela.
With no sense of responsibility, he expressed that “the will of the majority must be respected. The Venezuelan people voted with full awareness in favor of dignity, of their sovereignty, and for peace.”
This show of support is not the first expressed by the one appointed by Raúl Castro at the head of the government on the island. Two days after the fraud perpetrated by his "friend" Maduro, he referred to the opponents in Venezuela as "the current guarimberos" and enemies of Our America.
His message, published on the social network X, received thousands of interactions and numerous responses, with some people accusing him of being a "dictator who supports another dictator."
On another occasion, Cubans have criticized those displays of support for a questioned electoral process.
One person wrote that while Díaz-Canel gives a congratulatory pat to the Venezuelan, in Cuba “they are eating from the dumpsters; they have power outages of 20 hours; there is no fuel, and the entire island is a prison.”
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