Venezuelans in Hungary reject electoral fraud
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Nearly a hundred Venezuelans spontaneously gathered at the iconic Heroes’ Square to reject the electoral fraud declared by Nicolás Maduro and denounce the wave of violence besieging the Venezuelan people.
Waving tricolor flags, the demonstrators caught the attention of passersby and tourists, who did not hesitate to show their support. Many of those present expressed their desire to return to their homeland and their concern for family members still living in Venezuela.
Venezuela, once known worldwide for the charismatic Hugo Chávez, is now in the news for the largest migration wave in modern history, with nearly 8 million displaced people.
Why Are Venezuelans Protesting Worldwide?
On July 28, Venezuela held presidential elections with 9 candidates running against Nicolás Maduro. Edmundo González Urrutia, supported by opposition leader María Corina Machado, had the greatest advantage.
However, the elections were marred by irregularities. The main opposition leader was excluded, and overseas voters faced numerous obstacles, resulting in only 69,000 voters out of nearly 8 million Venezuelans abroad.
Since 2018, the Venezuelan community in Hungary has grown significantly. By 2024, more than 1,200 Venezuelans have settled in this country.
The National Electoral Council announced Maduro’s re-election with 51% of the votes, a figure rejected by the people. The opposition, through 60,000 coordinations called “comanditos,” safeguarded copies of the electoral records, certifying González Urrutia as the winner by a margin of 30 points.
Orban is the Maduro of the EU
It’s a complete shame that Fidesz backed the communist dictatorship of Maduro by blocking an EU vote to condemn electoral fraud in the Venezuelan election. Russia backs the communist dictatorships of Cuba and Venezuela because those two countries are hostile to the US and Hungary in turn as a satellite of Russia backs Russian foreign policy supporting the Maduro dictatorship. Name any dictatorship and chances are Hungary supports it because Hungary is a dictatorship.
Jose, you are pixilated. No one ever protested the legitimacy of Hungary’s elections. EU observers were present at all elections and could not criticize the process. Elections are fair and legal and P.M. Orban is elected over and over again because he puts the interests of Hungarians first.
Jose, you must be jealous because your government and president jumps at Brussels’ orders.
Maria you donr even know me. But it looks like it hurts to face the reality about the VICTatorship we have here. Orban can not really behave as Putin as whole, but take a look to the amount of propaganda he spreads in the streets, the highways, the tv, heck, i even receive some emails about his BS. But continue your life in a buble, im sure you are as happy and poor as the most of the Hungarians