Mujica: In Venezuela, there is a dictatorship

The former Uruguayan president, José Mujica, who was one of the main allies of the Nicolás Maduro government, declared that "in Venezuela there is a dictatorship".

"In Venezuela, there is a dictatorship, it's a dictatorship, yes, in this situation it's only dictatorship," he said in an interview with Radio Universal. this week-end.

However, he has apostilled that "there is also a dictatorship in Saudi Arabia, with an absolute king, and in Malaysia, where they kill 25 guys a day". "And what does the People's Republic of China tell me?"

In addition, he insisted that it was up to Venezuelans to find a way out of the "dictatorship". "They are the ones who have to solve it," he said. In recent months, Mujica has defended the holding of "elections with guarantees".

Frente Amplio, the political party of Mujica, currently in power with Tabaré Vázquez – predecessor and successor of the former Tupamaro guerrilla – has expressed itself in the same direction.

"The Bachelet report is pithy vis-à-vis Venezuela and it is a dictatorship We must continue to work on a negotiated exit and that the center is Venezuelan," wrote on Twitter the candidate for the presidency of the Front Amplio, Daniel Martínez.

Astori

The Minister of Economy, Danilo Astori, said Friday that "in Venezuela there is a huge dictatorship with very serious humanitarian consequences". "It does not cost me anything to say," he said.

At the same time, he defended the position of Uruguay facing the Venezuelan crisis. Like Mexico, he refused to recognize opposition leader Juan Guaidó as acting president and advocated a new dialogue, which eventually resumed with Norwegian mediation.

"By saying that, I say that I greatly appreciate the efforts of our government to avoid the worst.There is worse than that and the worst is the bloodshed in the first place.I do not want it to Venezuela nor for any country in the world, "he said.

Political crisis

The political crisis in Venezuela worsened on January 10, when Maduro decided to start a second six – year term recognizing neither the opposition nor much of the international Presidential election of May 20, 2018 was a fraud. .

In response, Guaidó was proclaimed acting president on Jan. 23 in an effort to end "usurpation," create a transitional government and hold "free elections." The United States, most Latin American countries and many Europeans, including Spain, have recognized it as "president in charge".

Meanwhile, more than four million Venezuelans have left the country in recent years due to the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. The United Nations has warned that if the trend continues, they could add more than five million by the end of 2019.