Jorge Martín Frías and Hermann Tertsch, MEPs from the Vox party, They stated this Thursday that Spain’s support for the democratic transition in Venezuela will be greater if Santiago Abascal, leader of that political formation, becomes president of the Spanish government. The European country will hold early general elections on November 29 to renew the two chambers of the Cortes Generales: the Congress of Deputies and the Senate, which will have the responsibility of electing a leader.
“Let no one have any doubts that with Santiago Abascal as president of the government in Spain, Spain’s support towards that total liberation and towards that full democracy is going to be much greater “that with the current government of Pedro Sánchez, which does not under any circumstances want this transition towards democracy to occur out of pure fear,” Martin said to The National when leaving the El Bejucal villa, headquarters of the Vente Venezuela party in Caracas.
The MEPs held a press conference after a brief meeting with the opposition leader María Corina Machado, who was ratified their support in the political process that began in Venezuela after the capture of Nicolás Maduro in an impressive US military deployment on January 3. This is the first time in almost a decade that Spanish officials openly critical of the Chavista regime can enter the country without resistance from the authorities.
“If this democracy is achieved in Venezuela, there will be transparency and everyone, both the Spanish people and the Venezuelan people, will be aware of the responsibility that has there were in the Spanish Socialist Workers Party, of socialist politicians, as well as other parts of the Ibero-American left, and that they will have to respond to justice, not only before Spanish courts, but before Venezuelan courts, always in accordance with justice and the full weight of the law,” he added.
Martín – who emphasized that they do not plan to meet with Delcy Rodríguez, recognized by the United States as interim president of Venezuela – declared that her visit is intended accompany Venezuelans in this new stage and support compliance with the established phases, with the expectation that the elections will be held next year. The participation of the American president stood out donald trump and his secretary of state, Marco Rubioconsidering that they have allowed the country to get closer to democracy and that the leader has returned to the country.
“We have come to recognize and convey all our support to Venezuela and to María Corina Machado, who has been essential in all of this because of the joy, energy, stability and order that she has brought with her return to Venezuela and to the North American administration, which has allowed Venezuela to cherish democracy and begin to see light where there was only darkness. “It is an unprecedented event, and it is also very good news, not only for Venezuela, Latin America and the world because it shows that there is no dictatorial regime that can be perpetuated forever,” he stated.
Martin highlighted that Santiago Abascal “insisted” on them being in Venezuela, in support of the opposition leader, the Venezuelans and the cause of Ibero-American freedom. “It is not only an exclusively Latin American issue, it is also a European cause, it is a Spanish cause, because what has been happening has also had consequences there. They have tried to interfere in our nations, therefore, it is a matter of national security for us and for the rest of the countries,” he added.
Venezuela “is already another country”
At the press conference – in which Machado did not participate –, Hermann Tertsch stated that Venezuela “is already another country” and that the transition is an “absolutely irreversible” process that no one will be able to stop.
Also with the Vox MEPs was the Venezuelan journalist Orlando Avendaño, member of the International Advisory Council of the Disenso Foundation. In statements to The National, express: “Being back is a dream after almost nine years of exile. One thought that this day was not going to come, although the determination for it to be like this (the return) remained unchanged. But here we are. “I am one of the thousands of Venezuelans who are returning, after exile, after persecution.”
He also stated that The transition towards democracy is “irreversible”, although he acknowledged that there are still objectives to be achieved, including the release of political prisoners. He also mentioned the case of the lawyer Perkins Rocha, legal advisor to María Corina Machado and Vente Venezuela, who has remained under house arrest since February.
“That obviously has to end, but this process is irreversible, and Next year we will have elections, there must be elections and at that time this process will finally take place. But it is already happening, we are going to be free,” he declared.
Avendaño pointed out that Vox is one of the main allies of the cause for the freedom of Venezuela and Machado. He highlighted the presence of the MEPs in the country as part of the first delegation to visit Venezuela after the return of the opposition leader, and expressed his hope that it would be the first step for other parliamentarians and international leaders to learn more about the progress of the transition.
“What is coming is the triumph of María Corina Machado”
Omar González, national leader of Vente Venezuela, described the MEPs as figures committed to the defense of freedom and democracy in Europe and Latin America, and affirmed that both have maintained a consistent position in denouncing tyranny and dictatorship in Venezuela during the last 28 years. He also highlighted that Jorge Martín Frías, who previously worked as a journalist, now represents a voice of Venezuelans in the European Parliament.
“These are crucial moments in the history of Venezuela, in what seems to be the preamble to a change of government. Delcy Rodriguez and your group must be organizing your suitcase because the year 2026 is ending and you already have a departure date, 2027. “Probably in January the vacancy of the Presidency will be declared and in six months there will be a consultation with the sovereignty of the Venezuelan people so that they can decide their own destiny,” express.
González said he was sure that Machado will be a presidential candidate and recalled that his political disqualification was illegitimate and illegal. “The judge who signed her disqualification from running for elected office recognized that She was extorted, blackmailed by the regime, to sign that disqualification, kidnapping their relatives. That single public recognition of the magistrate who signed his disqualification makes that fact absolutely null and void,” he said.
“She is qualified, of course, to aspire to the Presidency and she is going to do so, and Now it enjoys popular support. The latest measurements that we have been aware of, such as the company Meganalisis, estimate that the rejection of Delcy Rodríguez and her group reaches 95%. This is unprecedented in the political history of Ibero-America. What is coming in Venezuela is the triumph of María Corina Machado as president of the Republic with an overwhelming advantage,” he added.
The leader considered that Machado’s arrival in Venezuela, on October 25, completely changed the political scenario, especially due to the spontaneous mobilization of thousands of Venezuelans who took to the streets to celebrate his return, without prior call or organization. He pointed out that the demonstrations were not limited to the route from the Basilica of the Divina Pastora, in Barquisimeto, through Yaracuy, Carabobo, Aragua and Miranda to Caracas, but that They were reproduced simultaneously throughout the national territory.
He stated that this had repercussions on international politics and indicated that the State Department instructed Rodríguez to respect Machado’s political and civil rights, in addition to ensuring his safety, a protection that would respond to the leadership he obtained in the 2023 primaries.
