Peak of the far-right opposition demonstration called by Maria Corina Machado. Caracas, August 28, 2024. Photo: Social media video screenshot from X/@luigipr.
Far-right opposition politician María Corina Machado continues to attempt to mobilize her followers in poorly attended street marches, demonstrated clearly at the latest “rally” called for by the Venezuelan far-right opposition in Caracas.
This Wednesday, August 28, one month after the presidential elections, Machado called for a new demonstration to rally the supporters of the far-right against the democratically-instated leader of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro. This mobilization failed even harder than prior rallies to meet expectations, as there was very little attendance.
According to several aerial images taken in the eastern areas of the city, where the demonstration was to take place, the rally consistently registered a low turnout before and during its peak, even when Machado was addressing her supporters.
Opposition in Venezuela getting extremely cold. Last time it filled 2 blocks in the east of Caracas, this time maybe 1 block. However they still claim that 7 million Venezuelans voted for them. 😂😵💫🤪 https://t.co/Svt9WskGjk
— Orinoco Tribune (@OrinocoTribune) August 28, 2024
However, this low attendance by opposition militants is nothing new, as the low attendance of far-right supporters has been the main feature of the last few rallies called for by María Corina Machado.
This is clear evidence that the “popularity” she claims to have among the opposition is increasingly diminishing, which reflects a severe lack of leadership, organization, and power to make effective calls.
On August 17, the day of the previous demonstration, María Corina Machado attempted to hold large rallies and mobilization in all the states of the country. This also ended in failure, as in none of the localities did she manage to achieve any significant attendance of far-right supporters.
Opposition supporters claimed then that the low attendance was the result of “massive” police deployments and the alleged repression of Venezuelan law enforcement agencies that have arrested individuals involved in violent riots and criminal acts. This time, Caracas did not witness any notable police deployment, yet the attendance was still smaller that the one on August 17.
It is not surprising that Machado has had to resort to so-called social media influencers, typically based abroad in the imperial core, in order to make people believe that she still has support and to continue with her destabilizing plans, which analysts have delineated will become yet another failed project by the Venezuelan far-right opposition.
(RedRadioVE) by Ana Perdigón with Orinoco Tribune content
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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