Chavistas march in Venezuela to commemorate the birth of Hugo Chávez

Caracas.- Hundreds of Chavismo supporters marched this Tuesday in the center and west of Caracas to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of the birth of Hugo Chávez, who governed the country from 1999 until his death in 2013.

The ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) was in charge of calling for the mobilization. The route reached the 4F Plaza, Mountain Barracks, in the west of the city, where the mausoleum of the late president is located.

“Hugo Chávez is more relevant today than ever in his thinking, in his work, in his transformative strength, in his message of love, in his transformative message (…) We from here remember the greatness of our commander Hugo Chávez,” said the PSUV leader and head of the Government of Caracas, Nahum Fernández, from the mobilization.

During the march, the second anniversary of the July 28, 2024 presidential elections was also commemorated, in which the now-deposed Nicolás Maduro was proclaimed the winner by the National Electoral Council (CNE), controlled by Chavismo, in a process widely questioned because the disaggregated results were not published.

of the 28th for Maduro,” Chavista Carmen Ponte told EFE from the march which, as is customary, took place amidst music and slogans allegorical to the commander.

Allegations of fraud

On July 28, 2024, the CNE declared Maduro, who is currently detained in the United States, the winner with 51.95% of the votes. Edmundo González Urrutia, the candidate for María Corina Machado, reportedly registered 43.18%, according to the agency.

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The opposition denounced the proclamation as fraudulent after publishing the voting records on a website, which it claimed to have obtained through witnesses and polling station members, and which, it asserted, “demonstrate” the victory of González Urrutia with 67% of the votes compared to 30% for Maduro.

The opposition also mobilized this Tuesday to commemorate the two years of what they denounce as a fraudulent election.