
Opposition politician Stalin GonzĂĄlez. File photo courtesy of RedRadioVE.
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Opposition politician Stalin GonzĂĄlez. File photo courtesy of RedRadioVE.
Discussing the possibility of “coexistence” between the factions of the Venezuelan opposition and the government of President NicolĂĄs Maduro, the opposition politician Stalin GonzĂĄlez commented on the objectives and the political landscape in regards to the Mexico Talks.
GonzĂĄlez recently stated his conviction that the rightâor at least the group to which he belongsâaspires to establish an electoral timetable at the negotiating table in Mexico. GonzĂĄlez’s statements aroused negative reactions from spokespeople of the national extreme right.
âWe are not asking Maduro to resign tomorrow,” he said. “But neither can the regime pretend to stay there forever. We have the right to come to power, to dispute it. Let’s agree on an electoral schedule, let’s return the institutions to Venezuela.”
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— IbĂ©yise Pacheco (@ibepacheco) September 13, 2021
Former deputy Stalin GonzĂĄlez is one of the members of the opposition delegation participating in the talks sponsored by the Kingdom of Norway in Mexico. He is accompanied in the delegation by Claudia Nikken, Luis Aquiles Moreno, Gerardo Blyde, Roberto EnrĂquez, Mariela Magallanes, TomĂĄs Guanipa, LuĂs Emilio RondĂłn, and Freddy Guevara.
What does the opposition expect?
Although the Venezuelan government and the groups represented in Mexico signed two preliminary agreements regarding the defense of the Essequibo territory, and the need to protect the national economy, there are discrepancies between the positions that the factors on the right express, and those that they execute in practice.
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In other words, some parties joined the electoral route from the beginning, leading up to the November 21 regional elections, and had already participated in a national dialogue that led them to have representation in parliament following the December 2020 elections.
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— Dios y Federacion (@Dios_Federacion) September 14, 2021
However, it was only a few weeks ago that the extremist groups that still clung to abstentionism, and still supported the so-called interim government led by former deputy GuaidĂł, finally capitulated to this approach. A new round of the Mexico Talks are planned for 24-28 September.
In addition, there are still extreme-right sectors that express their conviction that the dialogue process must necessarily lead to a change of government. It is precisely those most radical groups, both in the leadership and among their followers, who repudiated the statements of Stalin GonzĂĄlez. This reflects their inability to truly comprehend or accept their current situation within Venezuela’s internal politics, where Maduro’s presidency has shown the ability to ease internal political tensions, and at the same time has demonstrated the capacity to bypass illegal “sanctions” imposed by the US, EU and Canada.
âIt is important to be clear about expectations,” added the anti-Chavista politician Stalin GonzĂĄlez, an ally of Henrique Capriles Radonski. “The government is not going to hand over power, or go to an election next year.”
Featured image: Opposition politician Stalin GonzĂĄlez. File photo courtesy of RedRadioVE.
(RedRadioVE) by JosĂ© Manuel Blanco DĂaz, with Orinoco Tribune content
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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