"We all defend the revolution" | Mad …

From Caracas

The impressive mobilization led by Chavismo allowed constitutional president Nicolás Maduro to show the United States, and therefore the opposition, that Chavismo is much more alive than they think and decided to defend the Bolivarian revolution accomplished yesterday. 20 years after the arrival of Hugo Chávez to the presidency. In this context and before the attacks, Maduro responded with his willingness to accept the dialogue table promoted by Mexico, Uruguay as well as Bolivia and the Caribbean countries grouped in the Caricom. Yes, he called for the lifting of sanctions "and the theft of money by the US government". Above all, Maduro challenged the opposition by announcing that work was being done to advance this year's parliamentary elections and, as he said, "let people decide".

Maduro arrived on stage after noon. The sun did not seem to realize that in these latitudes it was winter and falling like lead on the hundreds of thousands of people who occupied Bolivar Avenue. The president played with binoculars to see how the big column was practically dressed in red.

During his speech, he emphasized the need to allow the path of dialogue proposed by Mexico and Uruguay and with which Bolivia has been badociated. For example, on the night back from the United States, the plane of Bolivian President Evo Morales landed. Both held a meeting during which they discussed the need to find a political solution. The advancement of elections is a possibility. Maduro did not exclude this route and, when he spoke in front of the crowd, he raised this point but, contrary to what the opposition claims, he stated that, at the time Initiative of the National Constituent Assembly, he was going to advance legislative elections. Juan Guaidó, who wants new presidential elections, is approaching the end of his term. This is why the Chavez government has proposed this variant to defeat the MP who, because of the speech he made an hour ago in the east of the Venezuelan capital, the presidential election as an essential condition for a peaceful departure (see separate note).

In order to advance the legislative elections, the Venezuelan leader declared that together with the Constituent Assembly, he would promote the realization of a "national consultation" through the so-called Bolivarian Cabildos. open, to which the governors will also participate "to consult the people in search of this political solution, this constitutional departure" and the one qualified as democratic and free. He then sent a stiletto to the opposition to argue that "we can make it consensual with a table of dialogue with the opposition, if they wish, we want to".

Maduro took care to respond to the warmongering slogans that he launched from the opposition and was always willing to peace and dialogue: "I continue to call for peace. of state, external threats, Venezuela is at peace, we win by peace, we won peace and we won again when they could not fill Venezuela with violence, we defeated it with justice "He said.

Whatever the case may be, in his speech, he has not failed to recall that, although everything will be done to guarantee peace, harmony and national unity, he also recalled that "our national Bolivarian Armed Forces (Fanb) are more and more loyal, more united to the people alongside the Bolivarian national militia that is mobilized to uphold the Constitution, for this reason they were crazy".

Of course, Maduro's speech also marked a moment for Donald Trump's government, which he accused of not accepting the dialogue: "He is in favor of the coup that prepared, financed and directed the military intervention of Venezuela, War ". In this sense, he told Trump that they "had cheated" John Bolton, Mike Pence and Mike Pompeo "are three war-hawks obsessed with Venezuela, you who think you are the emperor in the world, believe that Venezuela will surrender and he will obey his orders but I warn him that Venezuela does not surrender, he continues, he is rebellious, free, sovereign and independent ".

If there is one characteristic that chavismo has, it is joy and yesterday this condition was repeated. The dances, the laughter at full volume mixed with slogans of defense of the revolution and against the North-American interference are repeated without any break of continuity. One of the customs is to raise the scenes every 200 or 300 meters, where the voice will be heard and the image of Maduro will also serve to entertain the local music groups that made the demonstrators dance before and after the presidential speech .

Red t-shirts and hats with Chavez's face or eyes or one of his many phrases and slogans. You can also see the Maduro M with the colors of the Venezuelan flag and the uniforms of the Bolivarian militias, created by Chávez in 2007, breaking the trend to red by the khaki color of their uniforms. "We will defend the homeland as it is, with the soul, with the heart, with what we have in our hands and even with the flag and its mast," said one of the participants. waving the flag that he wore. Of course, in the end, he issued a warning: "We will not run away".

A few meters away, among thousands of people, José told PáginaI12 that, as President Chávez had ordered at the time, "we are on our knees to defend these 20 years of revolution," he said, adding imperialism yanke will take revenge on these lands. They will come but they do not know how they are going to go out, "Ricardo, a retired soldier, insisted that" here nobody moves, here we are all defending Hugo Chávez's revolution. Frías "Meanwhile, Irene claims to have grown up with the revolution and that makes her happy:" She was a girl when our eternal commander arrived and now I am part of the power of the people who will defend not only the revolution but also Nicolás Maduro, to whom I say that never united we will be defeated. "Before leaving, he said that Chavismo also celebrates" the first 20 years of Chavez. "While Irene was talking to this newspaper, a child listened and asked the woman to speak:" A revolutionary greeting for everyone ".