José Mujica called for "total elections" in Venezuela: "The drums of war sound loud in the Caribbean" – 01/29/2019

Uruguay's President, José Mujica, has sharply criticized the role of the United States in the political and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, even though it has shown a position close to the European Union's proposal for that there are "total elections" in the country of South America.

"How is the situation (in Venezuela), as crazy as is the proposal for global elections made by Europe, recognizing that it goes against the sovereignty and the Self-determination – but in today's world this does not exist for countries that have a lot of oil, bad than bad (the convocation) would give an exit ", said Mujica, very close to the late Hugo Chávez.

In addition, he requested that during these elections, there be "a with guarantees of the European Union. "

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The highest Uruguayan leader between 2010 and 2015 was close to the eight-day ultimatum that sent this Saturday the European powers to Nicolás Maduro's regime. In case of failure of the electoral demand, they could recognize Juan Guaidó as legitimate president of Venezuela.

In his weekly radio interview, Mujica lamented that "War drums sound loud in the Caribbean For the situation. "And slipped a criticism against Guaidó:" What is painfully serious is the imminence of an open war (…) The self-proclaimed president in Venezuela (Guaidó ) either he is very young, or he has the security that the American army gives without hesitation ".

On the role of the Donald Trump government, Mujica also highlighted the Donald Trump government's position.

"It would seem that they want to convince themselves, and in turn, to convince all that the eventual illegitimacy of some is replaced by the illegitimacy of others and that all this has (…) a cause supposedly sacrosanct, democracy, as has always been done on the eve of any invasion ", affirmed the Uruguayan.

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And he remarked, "The raw, hard and raw truth is that the most conservative of the United States can not accept that China (and Russia) end up managing the destiny of Venezuelan oil." This is the root cause of the impatience that has attacked the United States. "

"The brother of the north, powerful, can not stand the rising sun from the east to manage Venezuelan oil, Then comes the desperate cry of democracy, which functions as an emotional screen in these globalized times where financial capitalism with algorithms and emotionless indicates and decides where and when it is invested, "he added.

Source: EFE and AFP