The opposition leader José Daniel Ferrer responded this Thursday to the appearance of the Cuban ruler Miguel Díaz-Canel, stating that the people of Cuba “neither want nor believe” the regime.
“For those who were expecting something new from the speech of the handpicked dictator, Miguel Díaz-Canel, there you have it: the same rhetoric, the same old speech,” Ferrer stated in a message shared after the televised intervention of the leader.
The opposition leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU) harshly criticized the content and tone of Díaz-Canel's speech, describing it as a clear indication of total disconnection from the reality facing the country.
"It's as if they don't live on this planet or in this solar system... they believe that someone loves them, that the people love them, but they know that the people detest them, do not want them, hate them, and want to see them out of power," she stated.
Ferrer also pointed out that Díaz-Canel and his circle of power rely on the support of allied governments to remain in power.
He mentioned "the tyrannies of Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, Vietnam," as well as leftist Latin American leaders like Claudia Sheinbaum, Gustavo Petro, and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, whom he accused of maintaining ties with the Cuban regime.
The opposition member added that the regime believes it can withstand internal pressures and U.S. sanctions, but warned that "the United States is not playing" and that for the first time there is "a government that is truly supportive of the people of Cuba."
"They believe they will continue to oppress the Cuban people, that they will survive the end of Donald Trump's mandate and remain in power for eternity. But they are mistaken. The Cuban people do not want them," expressed Ferrer.
The statements from the opposition leader come on the same Thursday that Díaz-Canel gave an extensive televised appearance to acknowledge the severity of the energy crisis and once again ask for “sacrifices” from the population.
Ferrer’s response reflects the growing rejection both on and off the island toward the government's rhetoric, seen as a repetition of unfulfilled promises amid the economic and social collapse the country is experiencing.
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