The deputy of Venezuela God given hairconsidered number two in the chavismodenied this Wednesday the possibility that political disqualifications such as the one weighing on the presidential candidate of the anti-Chavista bloc will be lifted in the coming days, Maria Corina Machadoa situation that the opposition hopes will occur before Friday.
“That is not going to happen, because that does not depend on the Governmentare the institutions that make decisions here in Venezuela“Cabello said during his weekly program ‘Con el Mazo Dando’, broadcast on the state channel Venezuelan Television (VTV).
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Cabello made this statement in response to the statements offered today by the head of the opposition delegation Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) in the negotiations with the Executive, Gerardo Blydewho assured that they expect, before Friday, an announcement from the Government indicating the path to follow to lift Machado’s political disqualification.
The opponent said that this point “is contained in the agreement” which the parties signed in mid-October in Barbadosin which there is no express mention of lifting political disqualifications.
Cabello denied that the possible authorization was contained in the agreement signed during the dialogue in Barbados, and called the head of the opposition delegation “liar”.
“You’re going to see that neither today nor tomorrow anything like what you’re talking about is going to happen, and what are you going to do next? You know that nothing is going to happen“, stated the also first vice president of the ruler United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV).
After the signing of the Barbados agreements, the US Government temporarily eased sanctions on the South American country regarding the exploitation of the country’s rich oil and gas resources, in exchange for guarantees for the presidential elections. of 2024.
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Several representatives of the Administration of Joe Biden They have reiterated that, as agreed behind closed doors, November 30 is the deadline to clarify the way in which qualifications for opponents will be carried out, something that Chavismo insists will not happen.
The Venezuelan president, Nicolas Madurohas said that in 2024 there will be presidential elections “with sanctions or without sanctions“, which means a “sovereign decision” from his country, which, he said, will not accept a “blackmail”.
Machado, chosen as candidate of the PUD in a primary held on October 22, is disqualified by the Comptroller General to hold elected office until 2030.
