The Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado presented this Tuesday her plan to rebuild Venezuela after the fall of Nicolás Maduro's regime, in a message where she called to “rise up with strength” and “regain the freedom seized by tyranny.”
In her statement released on X, the Nobel Peace Prize winner asserted that Venezuelans have the duty to defend their natural rights against an illegitimate power and promised that, under a new republic, the government will serve the people and not a political elite.
"The supreme purpose of the State will be to safeguard the natural rights of all Venezuelans," he stated.
Machado outlined an economic vision based on the free market, private property, and the opening of sectors such as oil, gas, and technology to the ingenuity of citizens.
He promised to triple the size of the economy in a decade and to free the companies taken over by the state, ensuring that prosperity will depend "on the freedom of its citizens."
The opposition member also announced a commitment to justice for the victims of repression, reminding that more than 18,000 Venezuelans have been imprisoned for political reasons since Maduro came to power.
"The criminal regime must be held accountable. Venezuela will only fully rise when those responsible for crimes against humanity are judged by both the law and history," he emphasized.
In his message, Machado promised the return of the more than nine million Venezuelans who emigrated due to the crisis.
“We will restore their right and freedom to return,” he expressed, emphasizing that the family unit will be the core of national reconstruction.
Machado also defended education as the foundation of Venezuela's future, with schools and universities focused on innovation, research, and truth.
Additionally, he proposed a reform of the armed forces and police "so that their constitutional duty is to defend the people, not to repress them."
In environmental matters, he warned about the destruction of the Venezuelan Amazon and promised policies to protect the country's natural wealth.
Finally, he assured that a free Venezuela will return to the community of democratic nations, as a pillar of energy security and defender of human rights in the Western Hemisphere.
"The future belongs to the brave. The time has come for Venezuela to be reborn like the phoenix, fierce, radiant, and unstoppable," concluded Machado in a speech aimed at marking the beginning of a new political phase after years of repression, poverty, and exile under Maduro's dictatorship.
Machado recently stated that Venezuela is going through “decisive hours”, amid the military deployment of the United States off the country's coast and the rising tensions with the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro.
In a message delivered during a forum of the IDEA Group, held at Miami Dade College and attended by former Ibero-American leaders, Machado urged Venezuelans and the international community not to stand by during what he described as a historic moment for Latin America.
"What is happening in Venezuela is not just a national issue; it is a turning point for all of Latin America," she stated. The opposition leader urged the democratic governments in the region to support the political change process, which, she said, will mark the beginning of "a profound and lasting transformation."
Previously, Machado called on Venezuelans to rise up “against a criminal regime that is on its way out” and urged the military in the country to put down their weapons and join the people: “what is going to happen is already happening,” she affirmed.
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