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Venezuela, Maduro proclamato presidente, scoppia la protesta

Ci sono stati anche dei morti nei violenti scontri tra la polizia e i manifestanti che in Venezuela protestano contro il risultato delle elezioni, affermando che siano state truccate

A banner displayed near the Colosseum for the re-election of Nicolas Maduro as President of Venezuela, in Rome, Italy, 29 July 2024. ANSA/ANGELO CARCONI
epa11507010 President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro speaks during the delivery of the swear act of elected president in Caracas, Venezuela, 29 July 2024. According to the first report from the National Electoral Council (CNE), Maduro was re-elected for a third consecutive term in the elections held on 28 July, in which he obtained 51.2 percent of the votes (5,150,092 votes), while the standard-bearer of the majority opposition, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, obtained 4,445,978 votes, which represents 44.2 percent of the votes.  EPA/RONALD PENA R
epaselect epa11507673 Protesters clash with the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) over the results of the presidential elections in Caracas, Venezuela, 29 July 2024. Protests are taking place in Caracas after the National Electoral Council (CNE) proclaimed that Nicolas Maduro was re-elected president of Venezuela, following elections held on 28 July. Thousands of citizens have come out to protest against the results announced by the National Electoral Council (CNE), which gave President Maduro 51.2% of the votes, a figure questioned by the opposition and by a good part of the international community. Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado claims they have obtained enough of the vote tallies to prove they won the presidential elections that took place on 28 July.  EPA/Henry Chirinos
epaselect epa11507675 Members of the Bolivarian National Police (PNB) and the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) clash with opposition demonstrators during protests over the results of the presidential elections in Caracas, Venezuela, 29 July 2024. Protests are taking place in Caracas after the National Electoral Council (CNE) proclaimed that Nicolas Maduro was re-elected president of Venezuela, following elections held on 28 July. Thousands of citizens have come out to protest against the results announced by the National Electoral Council (CNE), which gave President Maduro 51.2% of the votes, a figure questioned by the opposition and by a good part of the international community. Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado claims they have obtained enough of the vote tallies to prove they won the presidential elections that took place on 28 July.  EPA/Henry Chirinos
epa11507677 Protesters clash with the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) over the results of the presidential elections in Caracas, Venezuela, 29 July 2024. Protests are taking place in Caracas after the National Electoral Council (CNE) proclaimed that Nicolas Maduro was re-elected president of Venezuela, following elections held on 28 July. Thousands of citizens have come out to protest against the results announced by the National Electoral Council (CNE), which gave President Maduro 51.2% of the votes, a figure questioned by the opposition and by a good part of the international community. Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado claims they have obtained enough of the vote tallies to prove they won the presidential elections that took place on 28 July.  EPA/Henry Chirinos
epa11507672 Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado (L) speaks during a press conference with the Presidential candidate to the Venezuelan elections Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia (R) in Caracas, Venezuela, 29 July 2024. Machado said that the opposition obtained 73 % of the vote tallies, saying they can prove they won the presidential elections that took place on 28 July. The Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE) has proclaimed that Nicolas Maduro was re-elected president of Venezuela.  EPA/Manuel Diaz
epa11507581 People ride through the streets on motorcycles during a protest against the results of the presidential elections, in Caracas, Venezuela, 29 July 2024. According to the first report from the National Electoral Council (CNE), Maduro was re-elected for a third consecutive term in the elections held on 28 July, in which he obtained 51.2 percent of the votes (5,150,092 votes), while the standard-bearer of the majority opposition, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, obtained 4,445,978 votes, which represents 44.2 percent of the votes. The opposition is calling for the release of the full vote count.  EPA/Henry Chirinos
epa11507583 People walk the streets during a protest against the results of the presidential elections, in Caracas,Venezuela, 29 July 2024. According to the first report from the National Electoral Council (CNE), Maduro was re-elected for a third consecutive term in the elections held on 28 July, in which he obtained 51.2 percent of the votes (5,150,092 votes), while the standard-bearer of the majority opposition, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, obtained 4,445,978 votes, which represents 44.2 percent of the votes. The opposition is calling for the release of the full vote count.  EPA/Henry Chirinos
epa11507676 Protesters clash with the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) over the results of the presidential elections in Caracas, Venezuela, 29 July 2024. Protests are taking place in Caracas after the National Electoral Council (CNE) proclaimed that Nicolas Maduro was re-elected president of Venezuela, following elections held on 28 July. Thousands of citizens have come out to protest against the results announced by the National Electoral Council (CNE), which gave President Maduro 51.2% of the votes, a figure questioned by the opposition and by a good part of the international community. Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado claims they have obtained enough of the vote tallies to prove they won the presidential elections that took place on 28 July.  EPA/Henry Chirinos
epa11507660 A person steps on a poster with the image of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro during a protest against the results of the presidential elections in Caracas, Venezuela, 29 July 2024. Protests are taking place in Caracas after the National Electoral Council (CNE) proclaimed that Nicolas Maduro was re-elected president of Venezuela, following elections held on 28 July.  EPA/Henry Chirinos

Domenica sera, prima ancora della divulgazione del risultato dei conteggi e con l’80% delle schede scrutinate, il Consiglio Nazionale Elettorale (Cne) ha proclamato la rielezione ufficiale di Nicolás Maduro come presidente di Venezuela, in quello che sarebbe il suo terzo mandato.

La voce dell’opposizione si è fatta sentire senza indugio. La leader María Corina Machado ha subito denunciato la manipolazione dei risultati elettorali e ha affermato che il partito Vente Venezuela ha vinto le elezioni con oltre il 73% dei voti. «Il Venezuela ha un nuovo presidente eletto ed è Edmundo González», ha comunicato Machado.

Tra gli indicatori che fanno supporre brogli ci sono la mancata divulgazione dei conteggi, il ritardo nella diffusione dei risultati e il mancato accesso alle copie cartacee delle schede da parte dell’opposizione.

La leader Machado ha assicurato che le prove della vittoria di González ci sono e saranno presto a disposizione degli elettori. La leader dell’opposizione ha sottolineato che i voti per il candidato del suo partito hanno superato i 6,5 milioni, e ha incentivato le famiglie a recarsi ai seggi elettorali per «far rispettare la sovranità» popolare.

Mentre Maduro festeggia i risultati insieme ai suoi seguaci, concentrati al Palazzo Miraflores, le proteste popolari si stanno moltiplicando in tutto il Paese. I dimostranti sollecitano il Cne a rendere pubblici i verbali dei seggi elettorali con manifestazioni plateali: cortei, falò, pentole e padelle sbattute nelle strade di Venezuela e le statue del predecessore di Maduro, Hugo Chávez, abbattute.

La risposta delle forze dell’ordine è stata la militarizzazione di Caracas e la repressione delle manifestazioni con gas lacrimogeni e proiettili di gomma. L’organizzazione venezuelana per i diritti umani Foro Penal ha comunicato la morte di alcune persone e la detenzione di almeno 46. La Procura nazionale ha vietato le proteste e avverte che le persone arrestate rischiano fino a 20 anni di carcere per “incitamento all’odio”.

La preoccupazione e la diffidenza riguardo ai risultati elettorali arrivano anche dalla comunità internazionale. Nove Paesi sudamericani (Argentina, Cile, Perù, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Panama e Repubblica Dominicana) hanno presentato una dichiarazione nella quale sottolineano che «il conteggio dei voti deve essere trasparente e i risultati non devono suscitare dubbi». Di conseguenza, il governo ha espulso i rappresentanti diplomatici di questi Paesi per “interferenza” nel processo elettorale.

Anche dall’Ue, dagli USA e dall’Onu è arrivata la richiesta al governo venezuelano di rispettare la volontà popolare e di garantire la piena trasparenza delle elezioni, compreso il conteggio dettagliato dei voti e l’accesso ai registri dei seggi.

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