"Maduro counted his days," said "the ambassador" who named Juan Guaidó in Argentina – 01/29/2019

Elisa Trotta Gamus He has lived in Argentina for eight years. Hugo Chávez was still in power in his country, but the economic and social situation was already deteriorating and the executive power was becoming more and more repressive. This Tuesday, almost unannounced, was appointed diplomatic representative in this country by the self-proclaimed interim president of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó opposition – who has also appointed representatives in a dozen countries – while Nicolás Maduro clings to power and refuses to yield in front of the opposition parliament and a large part of the international community, which demand a quick call for free elections.

In a telephone dialogue with Clarin A few hours after his appointment, and a few minutes before, it appeared that she was meeting Argentine President Mauricio Macri. Trotta, a 36-year-old lawyer from the United States, is optimistic despite the crisis in Venezuela. and while some voices fear a bloody result. "Maduro has his days counted," he says. And he hopes his country will be able to progress peacefully. "We have the support of all the opposition and the international community," he said.

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Trotta is the daughter of an Argentinian who had to go into exile in Venezuela during the military dictatorship, in the 70s. "I am an Argentinean by choice, ten years ago I got a scholarship to study in the US When I finished my studies, the situation was already difficult in my country, so I decided to come in. Fortunately, I had a job and I I decided to stay in. From there, I've always been involved in the Venezuelan struggle for freedom and the return to democracy, "he said.

In addition to working as an adviser to the Chamber of Deputies of the province of Buenos Aires, runs the badociation Alianza por Venezuela, which is dedicated to helping thousands of Venezuelans who come to Argentina.

Juan Guaidó has just named her Venezuelan ambbadador to Buenos Aires. What does it mean to be the representative of a government that has not been recognized by the entire international community?

-Decididamente, is a great challenge that we badume with great honor and commitment. We have a government, that of Argentina, which has given its full support to the acting president, Mr. Guaidó, while Venezuela is in a constitutional illegitimacy. We engage here in the peaceful approach of Guaidó, which rests on three stages: the cessation of the usurpation of power by Maduro in order to badume the full powers of the state; support to the transitional government and call for free elections.

-Conditionally, what actions do you plan to undertake?

-We wait a bit what the interim government decides. This appointment has a whole process and procedure to follow.

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– Do you know where you are going to set up the headquarters of this new "embbady" designated by Guaidó?

These are questions that I have not even had time to examine. It happened a few hours ago, I ask the media to have some patience.

-In the course of your years in Argentina, did you have any contact with the Venezuelan Embbady here?

-We have not met this usurping government. The only contact we had many years ago – because there have been no free elections in Venezuela for some time – is that our organization has come forward as a as representative of the opposition to oversee the electoral process.

– Do you think that Venezuela can come out of this crisis peacefully?

-I think it will be like that. No transition is easy, let alone this one. But we are supported by the opposition, by Venezuelans abroad and by a large part of the international community.

– What makes you believe that Maduro, who until now had rejected all international calls for the resignation, will give in this case?

-I am convinced that Maduro has his days numbered. He hungered people, left him without drugs, without hospital care. This has no forgiveness of people. Maduro completed his term in January and now uses power. The May elections were totally unconstitutional, in the absence of opposition, and were recognized neither inside nor outside the country.

-You talk about the call for free elections. Do they have a stipulated period?

– This Saturday, the ultimatum that gave the European Union to Maduro to call elections. We will be very attentive to what is happening these days. Saturday at 6 pm, we will focus in front of the Buenos Aires Faculty of Law to support an urgent call for elections in Venezuela.