Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro warned Wednesday of “great conflict” in the recession-mired country if his socialists do not overcome the setback of losing control of the legislature to the opposition.
Hardening the conciliatory tone he struck after his defeat in Sunday’s legislative election, the 53-year-old vowed a radical turn in the “revolution” movement that brought to power his late predecessor Hugo Chavez.
“Either we get out of this jam by means of the revolution or Venezuela is going to enter a great conflict that will affect the whole Latin American and Caribbean region,” Maduro told a crowd of hundreds of supporters rallying near his presidential palace in Caracas.
The center-right opposition was celebrating winning control of the legislature from Maduro and his allies for the first time in 16 years of “Chavism.”
Power grabbing is self destructive. No one is taking him down but himself.
Maduro just remember Ghaddafi,et al. ……When the people are ready you must run and hide, but they will still get you.
Just step down Mr. Maduro if you don’t want to impose conflict on your people. Please, be sensible and do the right thing. You are only one man and the people are many.
If anything this statement by Maduro confirms that the he does not bellieve in democracy. Your people have voted, they have expressed themselves overwhelmingly in a free and democratic way and yet you refuse to accept their verdict. You truly are a dictator Mr. Maduro. It does not matter whether rightwing- or leftwing, a dictator is a dictator, someone who lusts after total, personal power and is blind and deaf to everything else.
Don’t worry maduro Skeritt will send SSU and his special branch operatives highly skilled in carry go and bring come to your rescue. They also have extensive experience on squashing riots like the Salisbury uprisings.
Viva LA revolution
Eh ben, not necessary. He will loan him his most senior adviser, Saint Eddy Lambert instead at no charge in return for forgiveness of his Petro Caribe debt. I believe Saitn Eddy is a catholic socialist so he and Maduro should get along fine.
Government needed to clear that scene so normal business transportation could occur. A blocked road in salisbury harms the country, no doubt about it. I’m sure you won’t comment on how the police offers showed up and asked kindly for the road to be cleared, MULTIPLE TIMES. The residents refused and opted for their blockade to be squashed by police forces. Why is this so bad? You think in America if you block a road the police won’t arrest you? ARE YOU CRAZY? Of course they would. Why do we expect different in Dominica? Protest outside the state office; protest on the bayfront, but don’t block roads in the country. No government will tolerate that.
I want to know what harms the country more. Not fixing access to farming land after reapeat request over years, or blocking the road for a couple days in protest of the constant neglect. I would also ask you this. Would you arrest me if I killed a man who entered my house and tried to steal my property? Or would you arrest me if I was walking down the road and killed a man I did not like or further more, a man I thought was doing something wrong. They all involved killings right?
I do not agree with blocking road for blocking road sake, but if your livelihood is at stake and your back is against the wall then you have to take measures so people listen. Secondly the road belongs to the people of Dominica so if they have every right to block in protest. They were not on a private property. Their is what is called negotiation to get desired results so sometimes blocking road is what it takes
Anony,
How is what you have written related to the issue raised? You really make me laugh! Man “stop playing smart with chupidness”!
HOTEP!
I feel sory for the venezuelan people because wicked dominicans used up all the people’s money in red clinic , cooking gas , yes we care and NEP. I hope labourites understand clearly now that they can no longer get free cooking gas , ask that their PM grow the economy and stop the handout mentality
Dont understand what mister saying there. man just move from there your time is up. you wan to be president until 2050 too just like your padna in dominica?
“They are incapable of understanding what the country has told them.” – this pretty much sums it up. You have to be really out of touch to think there will be much conflict when the population has pretty much made the point clear that they don’t want you anymore
Dude, you got to know when to walk away. The results of that vote couldn’t be any clearer. You want conflict? For what? to hurt the Venezuelan people more that they already are. It is clear that they don’t want you. Get over it.