Leopoldo López condemns Chavista mission installed in his home

Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López has strongly condemned the Chavista government's installation of a state mission in his family home, which he described as a symbol of the suffering of millions of exiled Venezuelans. Speaking from exile, López stated that the regime had not only taken a house but had also appropriated a home filled with memories, dreams, and projects.

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The dictatorship not only stole a house. It appropriated a home full of memories, dreams, and projects.

"My house was taken by the regime. Our photos, our books, the furniture, and every memory of a life built as a family remained there," López wrote on social media. He emphasized that his story is not unique but shared by countless Venezuelans forced to leave their homes, holding onto the hope of returning. López also pointed to the incident as clear evidence of the lack of legal security in Venezuela, arguing that when a regime can seize private property without justice or guarantees, the rule of law is absent.

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My house was taken by the regime. Our photos, our books, the furniture, and every memory of a life built as a family remained there. But this story is not just mine. It is that of millions of Venezuelans who have been forced to leave their homes behind and live in exile with intact hope of returning.

Chavista authorities held an event at López's home in Los Palos Grandes, Chacao, Miranda state, presenting it as a new headquarters for the "Gran Misión Abuelas y Abuelos de la Patria" (Grand Mission for Grandmothers and Grandfathers of the Homeland). During the event, officials promoted the space as an integral center for the elderly, offering medical and recreational services, including a game room, beauty salon, and general medicine and ophthalmology consultations.

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When a regime can seize private property without justice or guarantees, it is clear that there is no rule of law. Reclaiming democracy also means restoring every Venezuelan's right to return home, live in freedom, and build their future with security.

Political scientist Nazly Escalona denounced the act as "barbaric" and "savage," questioning the morality of the Chavista government's actions. López asserted that reclaiming democracy in Venezuela must also include restoring every Venezuelan's right to return home, live in freedom, and build their future securely.

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Are you angry at Leopoldo López and Lilian Tintori? What do you think of what Chavismo publishes today about what they have done with his house? Does this make you happy? Or do you think these abuses must cease and there must be justice? I think this is barbarism, a savagery!