“Fascism in Venezuela Will Not Pass,” Casa de Las Americas Declared

Commander Hugo Chavez, July 2024, Photo: @CasAmericas

July 29, 2024 Hour: 8:33 pm

“Monroe’s spirit is still alive and active in Our America”

On Monday, after the election day in Venezuela on July 28, the Casa de las Americas, a Latin American center in Havana, Cuba, issued a statement on the attempts of the right within and outside Venezuela to ignore the legitimate results of the presidential elections last Sunday.

“Yesterday, the spirit of Ayacucho triumphed at the polls, despite the hybrid war of the USA. against Venezuela and the relentless media campaign in the hegemonic press and social networks. The majority of the Venezuelan people voted for Nicolás Maduro, the heir to Comandante Chávez. And voted for the continuity of the Bolivarian Revolution, for peace and social justice”, said the entity

However, the Casa de las Americas stated that “Monroe’s spirit is still alive and active in Our America”. He called this spirit “the new, emboldened and euphoric fascism”.

This fascism according to the center reappeared through the imperialist attitude of the Organization of American States (OAS).

Declaración: El fascismo en Venezuela no pasará.
La @CasAmericas rechaza la escalada injerencista, los planes desestabilizadores en marcha y el empleo impúdico de la mentira. Hoy nos toca defender la verdad y la democracia de Venezuela.https://t.co/jVOVtO1xtI pic.twitter.com/j3CdkdSCvE
— Casa de las Américas (@CasAmericas) July 29, 2024

Declaration of Casa de las Americas in Spanish

To this fascist attempt, according to Casa de las Americas, 9 nations “represented by their foreign ministers rushed, before the official announcement of the National Electoral Council, to express “deep concern over the conduct of the presidential elections in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela” and demand that the “the complete review of results with the presence of independent election observers”.

“Argentine President Javier Milei went much further in his statements. He announced “a crushing victory of the opposition” over a project that has only meant “years of socialism, misery, decay and death”. He concluded: “Argentina will not recognize another fraud and hopes that the Armed Forces this time defend democracy and the popular will,” said Casa de las Americas.

They also referred to former President Mauricio Macri, who had declared the defeat of the candidate of the Great Patriotic Pole Simón Bolívar and called the Armed Forces of Venezuela to “stand on the right side of history and ensure that the will of the people is respected”.

Casa de las Americas emphasized, “Curious democrats who do not hesitate to propose a coup, in any of its variants, and to serve as an alibi and endorsement for the climate of instability that local opposition needs, the global right and the Empire to destroy the alternative founded by Chavez”.

“Rarely has the word “democracy” been hijacked by its worst enemies in a more transparent way,” said Casa de las Americas.

“Casa de las Americas would like to reiterate today its congratulations to the people of Bolivar and Chavez and to President Maduro for the great victory obtained a few hours ago. It also rejects the escalation of interference, the ongoing destabilizing plans and the indecent use of lies. Today it is our turn to defend the truth and democracy of Venezuela”, declared the House.