Venezuela: coup d'état failed
January 9 in one of the most friendly countries in Russia - Venezuela - was made a miserable attempt to change power. This time, there was no bombing of the presidential palace, no tires burning on the squares, no bulldozers ramming the buildings of state institutions, although the patrons of all kinds of “oppositions” have such “corporate style”. This time, the pro-American opposition tried to overthrow the Venezuelan President in an allegedly “democratic” way - through a decision of the parliament. Only one little problem arose on this slippery slope - such a decision does not agree with the Constitution of the state.
Yes, this opposition at this stage managed to get a parliamentary majority - 109 from 167 deputies. However, the laws of the country do not allow impeachment of the President. For several months, the opposition tried to push the idea of a referendum on confidence in the head of state. With the mediation of the Vatican, negotiations were held on such a referendum, but no agreement was reached. One of the reasons for the failure of the referendum was the provision of low-quality signatures by the opposition (simply false).
Opponents of the authorities are trying to blame President Nicolas Maduro for the economic crisis in the country. They point out that they don’t want to see that there were purely objective reasons for this, the main one being the drop in oil prices. Under these conditions, the coming to power of the opposition will not fill the treasury. Is that the United States and its allies will impose loans (and when did they do it at a loss?)
Anti-Venezuelan propaganda likes to exaggerate the economic situation in the Latin American state. It is even alleged that there is famine in the country. There is, however, a simple question - whether in the face of hunger (assuming it exists) hold costly referendums and early presidential elections? Or, if everything is so bad, then it would be necessary to declare a state of emergency and throw all forces on the solution of this problem, and not on political games?
But the fact that such performances take place, says about one of two things: either rumors of hunger are exaggerated, to put it mildly, or the opposition thinks about its own interests much more than how to feed the starving population.
So, on January 9, the 106 deputies of the National Assembly (Venezuelan Parliament) supported a decision worthy of the theater of the absurd. They announced Nicolas Maduro ... leaving his post. As the famous saying goes, "Without me, they married me." At the same time, the head of state did not even think of running anywhere, remained in place, but ... Oppositionists went on a blatant lie. "Nicolas Maduro Mores refused the post of president"- said the chairman of parliament Julio Borges under the stormy euphoric applause of the voters. Only three oppositionists turned out to be relatively sensible people and abstained.
Legislators who do not belong to the opposition, and completely left the hall before the start of voting - They did not want to participate in a deliberately absurd procedure.
World pro-Western media, drowning in joy, rushed to report about the “overthrow” of Maduro. And, although in our latitudes there was a deep night, a certain public (the one that recently rejoiced over the murder of Andrei Karlov and the death of the passengers of the Tu-154) managed to gloat: they say, “Putin’s friend has been deposed”. Began even comparisons Maduro with Yanukovych. But the joy of this audience was short-lived. Soon inThe Supreme Court of Venezuela delivered its verdict: the parliamentary opposition does not have the authority to send Nicholas Maduro to resign.
Oppositional deputies tried to squeeze something out of the 233 article of the Constitution, which says that the parliament can call the election of a new president if the current head of state voluntarily resigns or is absent for any reason. It is clear that in this case there was nothing like that at all. So the Supreme Court could not take any other decision: according to article 336 of the Constitution, the adoption of such declarations goes beyond the powers of parliament.
The question is: are the oppositionists led by Borges - such ignorant fools that they do not know the Constitution of their own country? And why did they have to lie, as if the president himself had left his post? Of course, they knew perfectly well that they were breaking the law. They knew what they were going for. And they went - let's face it - on coup d'état.
It was not by chance that the voting time was chosen. January 9 is the last day when the removal of Maduro from power would mean holding early elections. Since January 10, the situation is changing dramatically: the president remains in his position for exactly two years. This, by law, means the following: from now on, in the event of the resignation of the country's leader, his authority is transferred to the vice-president.
Shortly before, Nicolas Maduro appointed a new vice president. They became 42-year-old Tarek Al-Aysami, a native of the Syrian-Lebanese family. He previously served as governor of the state of Aragua, considers himself a staunch supporter of Hugo Chávez. In addition, Tarek Al-Aysami will lead a special structure to counter attempts at a coup d'état.
While the pro-American opposition is playing their dirty games, the President of Venezuela is trying to do everything possible to get out of the economic crisis and to raise the standard of living of citizens. Just on the eve of the parliamentary coup attempt, the head of state ordered a salary increase for citizens. This is the fourth index in the last year. In general, this year the minimum wage has almost doubled. Its growth as a whole is already ahead of inflation.
So, the attempt to overthrow the government failed. The leadership reacted to it very calmly - without breaking up the parliament that broke the law, without repressions, even with some humor. "I don't even know if I am president, ask Borges", - said Maduro with a smile at a government meeting, and these words were met with ironic laughter.
But laughter is laughter, and the opposition, of course, will continue its games, hiding behind the sufferings of the people, as happens with all attempts to overthrow the government, relying on outside support. Under these conditions, organizing a referendum on mistrust to the President is practically meaningless - the power will go to the vice-president, but the opposition may still continue to push the idea of such a plebiscite - simply out of hatred personally for Maduro. In addition, part of the opposition is already in favor of the overthrow of power by force.
But much will depend on the army, on the actions of the ruling Socialist Party, and on the situation in the economy. And in it, despite all the difficulties, a certain rise began. The peak of the crisis is over, and there is every chance that, as Maduro himself declared, the coming year may be the year of the victorious counter-offensive of the socialists.
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