Between the shot and the dialogue | Page12 in Venezuela …

From Caracas

From the beginning, the streets of the east of the Venezuelan capital witnessed the preparation of a day of marches and tensions. The opposition was concentrated in the region of Caracas, where are the richest neighborhoods. The so-called president in charge, Juan Guaidó, called not to leave the streets "until he regains his freedom" and called for two new protests in the coming days. The concentration point of the protesters supporting Nicolás Maduro was in the west of the capital, where the demonstrations led by Hugo Chávez took place. There, the president said that peace would triumph in Venezuela. Once again, he mentioned the United States and was ready to convene legislative elections in the framework of a dialogue with the opposition and if the sanctions imposed on Venezuela were lifted at the request of Washington.

Contrary to Maduro's call to dialogue, the opposition has mobilized without having the intention to dialogue. Even some of the protesters spoke out about the alleged convenience of an American invasion.

In the opposition march, insults against Maduro and the blatant claims of "freedom and democracy" were numerous. Paradoxically, those who raised this flag support the coup against Maduro and the invasion of Donald Trump at dawn weighing on Venezuela.

The march of the opposition was stronger than last Wednesday. Guaidó once again called for a march on February 12, on the occasion of what he called "National Youth Day", as well as another march whose date did not come into effect. has not yet been determined, in the direction of Cucuta, in the hot zone of the Colombian border, to start there the collection of humanitarian aid. Opponents spoke about the creation of centers for this purpose in Brazil and on a Caribbean island that they have not identified. With this, the opponents intend to create a scenario of tension saying that Maduro will not allow the entry of the help.

The president was the main target of the document read during the opposition demonstration. The text calls for the exit of Maduro and free elections. He also calls the armed forces to join the opposition.

The mobilization of the opposition has developed peacefully. The same thing is the manifestation of Chavismo, which had a much greater competition.

Bolivarian government activists extinguished Bolívar Avenue in the west of the Venezuelan capital. The place chosen to send a message both abroad and inside has a high symbolic and political weight. There, he made his mobilizations Hugo Chávez.

Contradictory stories about the possible presence of US military elements in the marches came from the Colombian-Venezuelan border. The rumors have added even more tension to a day of protests and have heightened the tension of the political conflict taking place in Venezuela, which has international components – the unscrupulous interference of the United States – and internal ones.