Venezuela seeks to end up with 23F

Cucuta, Colombia. – A tricolor tide floods the landscape of the Las Tienditas bridge, a border crossing between Colombia and Venezuela which is already emblematic because it is the place where Maduro ordered the tankers to cross to block the pbadage. And of course, prevent that "alms" that Chavismo considers as humanitarian aid does occur.

This Saturday is 23-F, one day for millions of Venezuelans. For those who were summoned Friday to Tienditas and for the thousands of mobilized volunteers, it is possible that the plan proposed by the president in charge and holder of the National Assembly, Juan Guaidó, and that the income hundreds of tons of humanitarian aid stored in Venezuela.

During the Friday, of Chavismo they strengthened their position. It's Delcy Rodríguez herself, a well-known leader of the Bolivian government, who announced the announcement on her Twitter account of a further escalation of growing tension: "The Bolivarian government is informing the population that , because of the serious and illegal threats made by the Colombian Government against the peace and sovereignty of Venezuela, took the decision of a temporary total closure of bridges Simon Bolivar, Santander and Union. "

But there is optimism among the thousands of Venezuelans who crossed the border for the recital whose slogan was "Music for Venezuela: Help and Freedom" and which aimed to raise public awareness of the importance of income from humanitarian aid this 23 February. And nothing seems to change this collective feeling.

"The help will arrive. We are no longer afraid"says a woman of San Antonio de Táchira in the forefront, and his belief also picks up the words of the leader of the opposition, the president of the National Assembly, and proclaims the president in charge, Juan Guaidó.

"Humanitarian aid will enter Venezuelabecause the usurper will have to leave, yes or yes from Venezuela. This is not the first time that Venezuela will get rid of a tyrant, it is not the first time, hopefully, it is the last one, "announced the young representative of Voluntad Popular, he also indicated an exact date at the entrance of the help

While on the other side of the border, Chavismo was organizing its own parallel recital (according to local sources, with little competition), on the Tienditas bridge, Guaidó was once again showing confidence yesterday over what could happen Saturday.

Thus, he was present among the crowd who listened to Alejandro Sanz (one of the last artists to appear in Venezuela Live Aid) and alongside the presidents. Iván Duque, Columbia, Marito Abdo Benitez, from Paraguay and Sebastián PiñeraFrom Chile, it is advanced among the population to be part of the previous day during which thousands of Venezuelans and Colombians have decided to make visible the plan that they hope to see finally materialize tomorrow.

"Cessation of the usurpation, transitional government and free elections"It's Guaidó's motto since he's been sworn in the presidency for weeks." Yesterday, Carlos Baute himself was responsible for remembering him, almost like a mantra of a country that seeks to remake itself.

The truth is that emergencies on earth that has become an oil paradise are numerous. The scarcity of basic necessities (food, medicine), the spiral of inflation and violence on the streets have made this country a very worrying country.

The clearest manifestation of their needs is the exoduswhich has led more than 3 million Venezuelans to leave the country in search of a viable future in another part of the world. Cúcuta, this historic border town, has been one of the portals of this diaspora, hosting the most vulnerable and desperate segment of the Venezuelan population. Those who today fill the streets, hospitals and badistance centers.

With this recent history, this same city will be one of the nerve centers of this 23-F. D-Day for a country that hopes, thanks to humanitarian aid, to cope with the consequences of an unprecedented crisis. Perhaps also to rebuild the institutions of democracy.