Chavista leader Jorge Rodríguez showing the new political distribution map of all municipalities in Venezuela on Monday, July 28, 2025. Photo: X/@avnve.
The head of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela’s (PSUV) Unified Campaign Command, Jorge Rodríguez, reported at a press conference on Monday that the Great Patriotic Pole (GPP) won 285 of 335 mayoralties, or 85% of the total votes, demonstrating the Venezuelan people’s deep rejection of fascism.
He noted that they won in 23 of 24 state capitals, highlighting that in Caracas, they won with 86.4%.
Speeches are not enough
He said that 100% of Venezuelans want peace and do not want “empty promises” but rather direct resolution of their problems.
Regarding participation in the electoral process, Rodríguez pointed out that over six million votes were registered, which he believes demonstrates increased voter turnout.
He indicated that there was a “reality that points to the sustained growth of the Venezuelan people’s participation in recent electoral events and the steady growth of popular engagement in voting choices.”
Rodríguez also celebrated the willingness of the Venezuelan people to participate in these processes. He stated that this was evident in the fact that turnout rose from 41.67% to 44%, translating to almost 300,000 more votes compared with the May 25 parliamentary elections, showing that calls for violence, extra-constitutional exits, invasions, and confrontations have been defeated.
He attributed the increase to a population “that rejects and repudiates fascism, extremism and any call to attack the people of Venezuela and its territory.”
The GPP obtained high percentages
Offering the most significant figures for the states, he explained that in Maturín, Guanare, and Sucre, the GPP’s vote total exceeded 90%.
In Tucupita, the figure was 98%, and in the Vargas municipality of La Guaira state, the figure was 94%.
A new opposition
Rodríguez also noted that the municipal elections “gave rise to a new opposition in Venezuela.” However, he warned them not to “be terrible winners” and not to “go crazy,” as often happens.
“Understand the message. People have said they want peace in Venezuela. They want economic prosperity and for economic recovery to be everyone’s job. They want to make decisions and carry out their community’s projects,” he emphasized.
He pointed out that mayors from various opposition parties must heed the cries of the Venezuelan people.
“It is true that a new opposition has emerged, and they must not come contaminated by remnants of the past. We extend a helping hand to this new opposition,” Rodríguez added, noting that the GPP remains the largest and most united and powerful political force in Venezuela’s history.
He pointed out that the 49 mayoralties under opposition control—with one still disputed—must understand they were elected for “a new time.”
He explained that the Democratic Alliance won 19 mayoralties (of the opposition’s 49), making it the main opposition force, and highlighted that its leaders chose politics over violence.
Meanwhile, Fuerza Vecinal, with 11 mayoralties, ranks second among the opposition parties.
The third opposition political force is regional party Vamos Vamos Cojedes, led by Governor Alberto Galíndez, which won all nine mayoralties in Cojedes state.
He stated that “a new dialogue is emerging with the Venezuelan opposition that has votes,” while “the other” only has ghosts and died as a political force. “Last night, Primero Justicia died, along with Voluntad Popular,” he said, citing those parties’ loss of relevance.
“How many parties have been born, grown, and then died? It is a natural cycle in Venezuela,” adding that “Primero Justicia and Voluntad Popular died” Sunday night.
80% of youth projects processed
Regarding the popular consultation on youth projects, he said 80%, or 15,738 project consultation records, were uploaded to the CNE system “despite final results being determined by manual voting.”
He believes voting on communal projects “is the future” and will become commonplace.
“In the future, we will see a more vibrant, active form of democracy based on consultation,” he said.
He also emphasized the Federal Government Council’s role in ensuring communal power is a structural part of the Venezuelan state: “It is no longer a concession; it is a form of state organization.”
Finally, he reiterated that decentralizing power will continue to strengthen participatory democracy: “We are moving toward a Venezuela where management is with and for the people.”
(Últimas Noticias) by Aura Torrealba
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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