To the oligarchs who underestimate the power of the popular bases, the President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, asserted that “the candidate for the presidential elections is not a man, but a people who will defend their irrevocable right to be free, independent and sovereign”.
From within the 5th Congress of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), which took place in the Poliedro de Caracas, he emphasized that “we took the flag” of Commander Hugo Chávez and, attached to his legacy, not only will he be there – as candidate elected by more than 4 million militants – but “also the common man, the common woman, the people of the neighborhood, and with the common people we go to combat.”
Amid cheers, euphoria and shouts from the revolutionary militancy, the -now- flagbearer of the Bolivarian Revolution for the presidential elections on July 28, warned “to the oligarchs, criminals who want to kill me” not to get confused or underestimate the indomitable character of a people that, united, is determined to win:
“It’s not Maduro, don’t get confused, oligarchs, criminals who want to kill me. Don’t underestimate us anymore, don’t get confused. It is not (about) a man, it is not (about) a candidate; In here the candidate is not Maduro, in here the candidate is a people,” he stressed, predicting that, in the face of new challenges, “We go to combat, we go to battle and we go to victory!”
“There is peace, even if it makes imperialism itch”:
When reviewing the challenges that Venezuela has faced in recent years, fundamentally caused by “the war of sanctions” and the wounds caused by “the surnames,” the Head of State pointed out that social peace has been consolidated:
“There is peace, even if makes imperialism itch,” he stated, pointing out that, in their desire to break the strength of the Bolivarian Revolution, external factors tried to recreate in Venezuela a scenario similar to that of Haiti and Ecuador, but “they could not do it, and we will not let them“.
In this sense, he reiterated that the order is simple: “Peace, peace, peace!”
