Opposition leader María Corina Machado denied this Wednesday that she had fled Venezuela, after President Nicolás Maduro suggested that she left the country to go to Spain.
>>> We recommend you read: Maduro’s government says that María Corina Machado “fled to Spain” and she denies it
“Venezuelans know that I am here in Venezuela, the people know it and Nicolás Maduro also knows it, what happens is that they are desperate to know where I am and I am not going to give them that pleasure”Machado said in an interview with the Miami television channel EVTV.
“I am here with the Venezuelans, here, here, obviously protecting me and making sure they know where I am,” added the opponent, who has been in hiding for more than two months after threats of jail for her complaints of fraud in the July 28 presidential elections in which Maduro was proclaimed re-elected.
What did Nicolás Maduro say about María Corina Machado?
The Venezuelan president suggested on Monday that Machado had left the country and, earlier, he indicated that he had gone to Spain, where Edmundo González Urrutia, Maduro’s main rival in those elections, is in exile.
“He also left, he fled, he fled (…), he went until the end, to a very good tavern in a place in Spain”Maduro said at a government event without naming her directly and minutes after the head of Parliament, Jorge Rodríguez, indicated that the opponent was “hiding in an embassy.”
Maduro was proclaimed winner in the July elections with 52% of the votes by the pro-government National Electoral Council (CNE), which has not yet disclosed a detailed scrutiny as required by law, alleging that its automated system was targeted. of a cyber attack.
The opposition, headed by Machado, claims the victory of González Urrutia and published on a website copies of about 80% of the electoral records, which would prove the victory of their candidate. Chavismo denies its validity.
The United States, the European Union and several Latin American countries have ignored Maduro’s re-election for a third consecutive term.
>>> You may be interested in: UN report on Venezuela describes “crimes against humanity” by the Maduro regime
Source: https://www.noticiascaracol.com/mundo/machado-sobre-maduro-esta-desesperado-por-saber-donde-estoy-y-no-le-voy-a-dar-ese-gusto-cb20
