{"id":916,"date":"2024-07-31T15:00:27","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T09:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ainews.prativad.com\/index.php\/west-attempting-a-coup-venezuelan-defense-minister\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T15:02:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T09:32:22","slug":"west-attempting-a-coup-venezuelan-defense-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ainews.prativad.com\/index.php\/west-attempting-a-coup-venezuelan-defense-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"West attempting a coup \u2013 Venezuelan defense minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The nationwide protests over Maduro\u2019s re-election are part of a US-backed plan, Vladimir Padrino has said<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez has accused the Western-backed opposition of attempting a coup, and condemned widespread rioting in the wake of President Nicolas Maduro\u2019s election victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Protests erupted across the South American country after the national electoral authority declared victory for the incumbent president on Monday. The runner-up, Edmundo Gonzalez, has claimed he was the rightful winner, and thousands of his supporters have taken to the streets, denouncing alleged vote rigging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday, Padrino accused the demonstrators of&nbsp;<em>\u201cacts of sabotage\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;and destruction of official buildings, including a hundred electoral centers and offices of the National Electoral Council (CNE).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the minister, these&nbsp;<em>\u201cexpressions of hatred and irrationality\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;are a part of a&nbsp;<em>\u201cpreconceived plan\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;by US-backed political groups. The anti-Maduro protesters are attempting to carry out a coup with the support of&nbsp;<em>\u201cNorth American imperialism and its external and internal allies,\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;Padrino said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201dWe are witnessing fascism at its maximum expression, of an international structure that is investing hundreds of millions of dollars to discredit the extraordinary demonstration of civility that the Venezuelan people showed on the last election day,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While pledging that any coup attempts will be quashed, he called for dialogue and urged all political forces to follow the laws of Venezuela and take the&nbsp;<em>\u201cpath of democracy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cAs is well known, history has reliably demonstrated that the path of violence does not lead to anything positive,\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;Padrino warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CNE announced on Sunday that with 80% of ballots counted, Maduro had secured more than 51% of the vote, compared to 44% for his only rival, Gonzales. All other opposition candidates had withdrawn and backed Gonzales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Addressing his supporters at a CNE event where he was proclaimed the winner, Nicolas Maduro mocked the opposition, which he said&nbsp;<em>\u201ccries fraud\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;at every election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maduro has won a third consecutive six-year term, having first taken office in 2013 following the death of President Hugo Chavez. 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