The Venezuelan political and academic analyst showed his reservations with the possibility that the opposition could apply the thesis of the administrative continuity of the functions of the National Assembly.
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For John Magdaleno, an influential political analyst and university professor, the two-day statement from the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference (CEV) “is a timely message, perhaps it could have been written a little clearer, there is an important warning to the political leadership, they are right in saying that abstention is not enough. “
In a surprising message published this Tuesday, August 11, the CEV said that “not participating in the parliamentary elections and the call for abstention leads to immobilization, abandonment of political action and renounce to show one’s own forces. Something similar happened in December 2005 and did not have any positive results. “
In an interview with journalist Eduardo Rodríguez on Unión Radio, Magdaleno affirmed that the statement has two central messages, “the first is that it is not enough to say that we abstain and voila, because abstaining and that alone does not seem to be part of a robust strategy “.
The second message from the Church is sent to the opposition political leadership, from which he asks “for a greater strategic elaboration and to clarify what we are going to do in the future, because it is not appropriate that the growing fragmentation of the opposition continue” .
January 5 Scenario
Magdaleno expressed his reservations with the possibility that the opposition could apply the thesis of the administrative continuity of the functions of the National Assembly, in the event that the elections take place on December 6 and with a view to the installation of the new Parliament on December 5. January 2021.
“Continuity leads to further persecution of that political leadership, to those leaders being imprisoned or if they decide to leave the country to do politics from exile and that is ineffective. Continuity leads to a further reduction of your own capabilities and influence on the national terrain “.
“The pending task is to organize the people well, form a national network of social and political activism, a social platform that articulates and coordinates the various interests.”
He argued that to go to an election you have to be organized and prepared “for various scenarios including manipulation of the electoral rules of the game, severe irregularities and even fraud.”
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