CARACAS, Aug 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that the dialogue with the opposition, led by former deputy and self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido, is “going well.”
Maduro said that in the coming days, the date and place of the negotiation with the opposition will be announced and that he has the support of his Mexican counterpart, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who is helping to facilitate the talks.
In September 2019, the Venezuelan government opened a dialogue with various sectors of the opposition.
There are three proposals in the current negotiations with the opposition: the lifting of all sanctions against Venezuela, the recognition of the legitimate authorities, and the renunciation of violence, Maduro said.
Maduro said the primary elections held by the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) on Sunday are an example of democracy and will contribute to the political dialogue in the country.
More than 20 million voters were eligible to participate in the PSUV internal elections to choose candidates who will participate in the national elections on Nov 21.
“Have you already decided who to vote for in the mayor’s office, the governor’s office? Go vote! Let’s vote! Make new history, make great history of true, direct democracy,” said Maduro in a message broadcast on social media and state news.
“The day has come. We dreamed of it and the dream is becoming reality. The people decide, you decide, now everything depends on you,” he said.
The National Electoral Council (CNE) will monitor the primary elections, in which 5,108 electoral centers will operate throughout the country.
The candidates chosen in the primary elections will appear on the party’s ballot in the national elections on Nov 21, when millions of Venezuelans will vote to fill more than 5,000 official positions. — NNN-XINHUA
