The Venezuelan president, who is no stranger to this, announced the advancement of the start date of the festivities while the country is still immersed in a post-election crisis. His re-election is contested by the opposition, which claims victory.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose re-election is being contested by the opposition which claims victory, has brought forward the start date of Christmas festivities to October 1.In your honor, in gratitude to you, I will decree an early Christmas on October 1st.”Nicolas Maduro said on Monday, September 2, during his television show, three months of festivities.
Earlier, he had said he was celebrating the “peace” established in the country after the “criminal attacks” against his government. “Christmas begins on October 1st for everyone. Christmas has come with peace, happiness and security”he said.
Nicolas Maduro is no stranger to this; last year he had already brought forward the start of Christmas festivities to November 1st, and had already “spear” Christmas in October 2019 and 2020. This year, the Venezuelan president announced the advancement of the start date of the festivities (including decorations) while the country is still immersed in a post-election crisis.
Presidential victory validated
The socialist president, whose victory was validated by the Supreme Court on August 22, was proclaimed the winner with 52% of the vote by the National Electoral Council (CNE), which did not make public the minutes of the polling stations, saying it was the victim of computer hacking. Such an attack is considered implausible by the opposition and many observers, who see it as a maneuver by the government to avoid disclosing the exact count.
According to the opposition, which published the minutes provided by its scrutineers, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia obtained more than 60% of the votes. On Monday, the justice system issued an arrest warrant against him, particularly as part of investigations into “disobedience to the laws”, “conspiracy”, “usurpation of functions” et «sabotage»A large part of the international community, led by the United States, does not recognize the re-election of Nicolas Maduro, who has led the country since 2013.
