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Venezuelan opposition leaders hope dialogue yields electoral progress
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Venezuelan opposition leaders hope dialogue yields electoral progress

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Venezuelan opposition leaders María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia expressed hope that upcoming dialogue between the government and a faction of the opposition will yield concrete results.
  • They emphasized the need for verifiable achievements, including the recovery of democratic institutions, release of political prisoners, and a timely presidential electoral schedule.
  • Machado and González Urrutia stated they were not involved in designing the dialogue but will evaluate its progress based on tangible outcomes.

Venezuelan opposition leaders María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia have voiced their expectations for a dialogue set to begin between the ruling "chavismo" and a segment of the opposition on August 1. They hope the talks will lead to a "timely presidential electoral schedule" and other significant advancements.

This is what our people demand and it is what we will be attentive to.

— María Corina Machado and Edmundo González UrrutiaStating their expectations for the upcoming dialogue between the government and a faction of the opposition.

In a joint statement, Machado and González Urrutia outlined their criteria for evaluating the process: "concrete and verifiable achievements: the recovery of democratic institutions, the liberation of all political prisoners, real guarantees for all actors without exclusion, a timely presidential electoral schedule, and the full respect for popular sovereignty." They affirmed that these are the demands of the Venezuelan people and that they will remain attentive to the progress made.

While stating they would not obstruct any initiative that produces real progress, the opposition leaders clarified they were not involved in the "design, construction, and operation" of this dialogue. This process is being led by the government's National Assembly president, Jorge Rodríguez, and former opposition deputy Dinorah Figuera. Machado and González Urrutia called on them to inform the public about the dialogue's objectives, methods, and timeline.

We will not be an obstacle to any initiative that produces real progress.

— María Corina Machado and Edmundo González UrrutiaExpressing their stance on the dialogue process.

Machado, a Nobel laureate, and González Urrutia, who recently met with the main opposition coalition, the Unitary Platform (PUD), announced plans to return to Venezuela. They intend to "accompany the people, tour the country, and build" a national agreement for reconstruction, though specific details were not provided. They described Venezuela as "devastated by more than a quarter-century of a regime that plundered and repressed the people," noting that recent earthquakes have cruelly increased this devastation.

We will accompany the people, tour the country, and build a national agreement for reconstruction.

— María Corina Machado and Edmundo González UrrutiaAnnouncing their plans to return to Venezuela.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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