Machado, González call opposition parties to define stance on parliament's roadmap

Venezuelan opposition leaders María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia are convening their coalition parties to forge a unified public stance on a proposed dialogue path initiated by the Venezuelan Parliament. The meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, will focus on gathering information about the announced dialogue and defining a collective position, with leaders emphasizing that any agreement must prioritize the urgent needs of the Venezuelan people and respect their popular mandate.

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The political leaders ratified that the center of any agreement and decision must be the urgency of the people, and that they will advocate for respect for the popular mandate of Venezuelans.

The opposition coalition, the Democratic Unity Platform (PUD), and allied parties are invited to this crucial discussion. The move follows an announcement earlier this week by the Venezuelan Parliament, controlled by the ruling party, and a faction of opposition members from the 2015 legislature. They declared the commencement of a work plan on August 1, aimed at fostering democracy within the country.

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will seek to gather information about the announced dialogue path and define a public position on it

These inter-party talks represent a significant development, as initial conversations between the two sides began on June 18. During that meeting, the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, met with Dinorah Figuera, who represents the continuity of the opposition-majority legislature elected in 2015. The National Assembly has stated that the plan's objective is to "strengthen democracy" and collectively address the consequences of recent seismic events, while the opposition group described it as a "roadmap to promote stability, democracy, and national recovery."

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strengthening of democracy