Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro waves to supporters at the Los Proceres, Caracas, on his way to the Military Academy for a post-inauguration ceremony. He is accompany by his wife Deputy Cilia Flores and the vehicle is driven by Defense Minister Diosdado Cabello. January 10, 2025. Photo: X/@la_iguanatv.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced during his inauguration speech that he would convene a grand national dialogue to reform the Venezuelan Constitution, which marked its 25th anniversary in December 2024.
“Today, I will sign a decree to create a broad, national commission for drafting the Constitutional Reform Project and define the profile of the Venezuelan new economy,” he said on Friday, January 10, emphasizing that one of the reform’s guiding objectives would be to improve and enhance the Bolivarian Constitution and the concept of democracy.
To that end, the Venezuelan government will convene a grand national dialogue to allow social actors to express their opinions and include their aspirations in the constitutional reform.
#Venezuela | Thousands of citizens also gathered on the Llaguno bridge to take the oath alongside President Nicolás Maduro. pic.twitter.com/fqJFe4ccaG
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“I call on all political, economic, ideological, cultural, and social sectors to a great, inclusive and unified dialogue to advance together toward a constitutional reform that will further democratize Venezuela,” Maduro stated before an audience of over 120 delegations from countries that attended his inauguration.
The constitutional reform also aims to lay the groundwork for Venezuelan society to respond to the challenges posed by contemporary scientific and technological developments.
“Changes are necessary to defend the country against new technological threats and the trash culture that seeks to destroy the family unit, undermine our culture, and impose massive deculturalization,” the Chavista leader said.
President Maduro: 1st Decree Will Concern Formation of Constitutional Reform Commission
Maduro expressed his belief that the National Assembly has the political, moral, and constitutional authority to be the epicenter of the national dialogue for the consensual construction of the constitutional reform project.
(Telesur)
