Bernie Sanders urged Nicolás Maduro to allow humanitarian aid and curb violence

Senator and pre-candidate for the presidency of the United States Bernie Sanders He urged the Nicolás Maduro regime to "Put the needs of your people first" and allow the entry of humanitarian aid, after the security forces violently repressed the failed attempt by opposition leader Juan Guaidó to enter a convoy through the Colombian border.

"The people of Venezuela are going through a serious humanitarian crisis" started telling Sanders about his Twitter account.

"The Maduro government must give priority to the needs of its people, allow the entry of humanitarian aid into the country and refrain from resorting to violence against protesters"added the state senator from Vermont.

Sanders if he defines himself as a democratic socialist and He has always been sympathetic to various Latin American leftist movements, such as the Sandinistas in Nicaragua in the 1980s.

"Many people think that it is fraudulent elections and I think that the United States must work with the international community to ensure the holding of free and fair elections in Venezuela. ", Sanders had said in an interview last week with Univision.

"This has clearly been very, very abusive, but it's a decision of the Venezuelan people, so I think there must be a free and fair election, But what should not happen is that the United States should not resort to military force and intervene again as in the past in Latin America, you remember, whether it's Chile, Brazil , the Dominican Republic or Guatemala."he explained.

In contrast, the tweet published on Saturday appears to be changing positions and comes just days after Sanders announced his candidacy for the presidency of the 2020 elections, while he hoped to compete with Trump and the party's leading candidate. democrat

Senator from Vermont had a great campaign in 2016 competing within this last political force, Gain strong support from the youth and left-wing members of the party. But he lost the trainee with Hillary Clinton, who was then defeated by Trump, and now he will stand as an independent.