The Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado stated that the political transition process in her country will have its own distinct character, asserting that it will not follow models from other countries, but rather respond to the specificities of Venezuela.
During a public intervention broadcasted on his social media, Machado explained that he is often asked if the Venezuelan transition will be similar to that of other nations. “Today, as so many times these days, people ask me, will the transition in Venezuela be like it was in any country, like it was in Spain, like it was in Chile, like it was in South Africa?” he said.
In response to those comparisons, he showed a shirt with the phrase "A la venezolana," which he used as a symbol for his approach to the country's political future.
"And do you know what I respond? Look at what I was given today. Do you know how the transition in Venezuela is going to be? In fact, I'm going to put it on. This is how the transition in Venezuela is going to be: the Venezuelan way, damn it!" he declared.
The statements come in the context of political transformation following Nicolás Maduro's departure from power and the beginning of a transition phase in the country, where various actors are seeking to define the institutional direction.
In that scenario, Machado has stated that the regime was politically defeated by the citizens, although the step of implementing the change in power still remains. In a recent speech in Santiago de Chile, she affirmed that “we have already defeated them, what remains is to displace them”.
The leader has also emphasized that the transition must be backed by popular sovereignty expressed through voting and aimed at the democratic reconstruction of the country. "Much more needs to be achieved; there will only be peace in Venezuela with freedom, and freedom with democracy. The popular sovereignty expressed in the vote is sacred," she stated.
He also stated that the process must include justice, but without implying reprisals. “It is not revenge, it is not persecution; we are different. But there must be justice,” he affirmed.
Machado has reiterated that the objective is to achieve a transformation that facilitates the return of millions of Venezuelans who have emigrated in recent years and the institutional reconstruction of the country.
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