New day of demonstration on Sunday September 29 by the opposition in Venezuela, two months before the election and the disputed victory of Nicolas Maduro in the presidential election. Edmundo Gonzalez still claims victory in this election, but, pursued by the Venezuelan authorities and threatened with being thrown in prison, he went into exile in Spain where he requested asylum. His supporters gathered the day before all over the country and around the world
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With our correspondent in Caracas, Alice Campaignolle
The swarm strategy, the new form of demonstration, inaugurated yesterday, in the country and wherever Venezuelans are found. Small, poorly organized groups that come together almost spontaneously and then separate just as quickly.
For Robinson, this is the best thing to do: “ It’s a way of not forgetting what happened two months ago, but without exposing yourself to state repression and violence. »
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“ He should be free rather than behind bars. »
Just two months after the election, the electoral minutes of which have never been made public, this is the first call to regroup since the departure of candidate Edmundo Gonzalez across the Atlantic, a hard blow for the opposition, but understandable for Beatriz. “ It’s better for our president-elect to be free than behind barsthinks the protester. And I think that in this way Edmundo can reach the 8 million Venezuelans who live abroad. »
Yesterday in Caracas, the swarms were sparse. “ There aren’t many people !notes Alicia, another demonstrator. I think it’s because people are afraid of being detained, they have already taken more than 2 prisoners 000 people “, she emphasizes.
Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia appeared at a rally in Madrid, to the cheers of his supporters.
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