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Fiasco electoral del chavismo con baja participación de votantes en el referendo por el Esequibo
Pese a toda la campana patriótica del chavismo para convocar al voto en el referendo sobre el Esequibo, los centros de votaciones vacíos marcaron este domingo la jornada de sufragio, en un verdadero fiasco para el gobierno de Nicolás Maduro. Varios partidos y políticos opositores aseguraron que se registró una muy baja participación en la consulta convocada por el gobierno para “reforzar” la defensa nacional en una histórica disputa con Guyana.
La convocatoria oficial se montó sobre una reivindicación territorial por una región de 160.000 kilómetros cuadrados rica en minerales y petróleo, la cual fue aprovechada por el gobierno como un intento de lograr oxígeno político ante su menguante apoyo electoral con vistas a las elecciones presidenciales de 2024.
Una evidencia del silencio electoral de los venezolanos fue que el presidente de Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE), Elvis Amoroso, anunció que se prolongaba por dos horas el cierre de las urnas porque aún había gente en las colas. Pero las afirmaciones del funcionario quedaban desmentidas por lo que se veía en las calles.
La formación Voluntad Popular (VP) difundió varios mensajes a través de X (antes Twitter) en los que mostró fotografías y videos de centros electorales vacíos o con poca afluencia, principalmente en Caracas, pero también en los Estados Mérida, Nueva Esparta y Guárico. Asimismo, el exdiputado Juan Pablo Guanipa, del partido Primero Justicia, publicó un video en el que hace un resumen de varios puntos de votación prácticamente desiertos en regiones como Lara, Aragua, Falcón, Anzoátegui y Zulia.
“Al final, (el Gobierno) dará el número (de participación) que quiera dar, pero lo que queda claro es que esta gente no convoca a nadie en Venezuela”, sostuvo Guanipa.
“Es más que evidente que la gran mayoría no ha acudido hoy a la convocatoria que hizo el gobierno”, reconoció a su vez el dirigente opositor Henrique Capriles, quien sí acudió a votar, al igual que otros miembros de la oposición.
Más allá de las cifras oficiales que vaya a aportar el CNE en las próximas horas, la jornada resultó un fiasco para las aspiraciones del líder bolivariano, sobre todo si se compara con la pasión y el entusiasmo vivido en octubre durante las primarias opositoras, que auparon a María Corina Machado al frente del bloque democrático.
Medios locales también han reseñado la poca afluencia registrada en algunos de los 15.857 centros habilitados para la jornada, en la que 20,69 millones de venezolanos están llamados a participar.
Según recogió Clarín en fuentes de la oposición, los estimados más optimistas es que solo votó entre el 10% y 15% del padrón electoral.
Consultado al respecto, Amoroso indicó cerca del mediodía: “En este momento, tenemos tres veces la participación, a esta hora, que ha ocurrido en otros procesos electorales”, sin detallar a que eventos de votación se refería al hacer la comparación.
La consulta, que contó con una amplia e intensa campaña de casi un mes, contempló, entre sus cinco preguntas, la anexión del territorio guyanés al mapa venezolano, con la creación de un estado llamado Guyana Esequiba, y la puesta en marcha de un “plan acelerado” para conceder la ciudadanía a la población de la zona.
Si Caracas intenta anexionarse el territorio que no controla desde 1899, daría lugar a una peligrosa escalada. Estados Unidos y los países caribeños han apoyado a Guyana, mientras que Brasil llamó a actuar con sensatez. No está claro cómo pretende el chavismo concretar su jurisdicción sobre ese territorio en disputa.
El régimen chavista presionó a los empleados públicos para que fueran a votar. El gobierno de Maduro también regaló bolsas de jamones y alimentos a los funcionarios de las empresas públicas para asegurarse el voto. Y desplegó una campaña ruidosa con orquestas y músicos en las plazas para captar votantes y dar muestras de alegría festiva, entre otras anomalías.
Ramón Muchacho, editor del portal digital La Ceiba, vaticinó que Maduro declarará que el resultado del referéndum es un espaldarazo a su gestión, que el “verdadero pueblo” votó masivamente y acató su llamado. Ahora, el número final es lo de menos.
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Greenland’s center-right party pulls off upset victory as Trump seeks control
Greenland’s center-right Demokraatit party pulled off a surprise victory in the country’s parliamentary elections, taking Greenlandic Prime Minister Múte Egede’s party, Inuit Ataqatigiit, out of power. Independence from Denmark became a focal point of the election amid President Donald Trump’s repeated talk of the U.S. taking control.
«People want change … We want more business to finance our welfare,» said Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Demokraatit’s leader, according to Reuters. The outlet added that Nielsen said Greenland does not «want independence tomorrow» and would prefer separation from Denmark be based on a «good foundation.»
Leader of Demokraatit, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, reacts during the election party at cafe Killut in Nuuk, March 12, 2025. (Ritzau Scanpix/Mads Claus Rasmussen via REUTERS)
GREENLAND’S OPPOSITION PARTY PUSHES CLOSER US TIES, INDEPENDENCE FROM DENMARK AS TRUMP PLAYS BIG IN ELECTION
Four of the five main parties on the ballot, including the ones that won first and second place, Demokraatit Party and Naleraq, favor independence from Denmark, but disagree on the pace. Greenland, whose population is approximately 57,000 people, currently operates as a semi-autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. However, Trump’s renewed interest in the island sparked conversations about breaking away from the Danish crown.
Prime Minister Egede, whose party failed to maintain control, said in a Facebook post that he respects the outcome of the election and that the parties are ready for negotiations.
Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen congratulated the Demokraatit Party and said the Greenlandic future would face «massive pressure» from Trump, according to the Associated Press, which cited Danish Broadcasting Corporation DR. Poulsen reportedly added that «the future of Greenland is based on what the Greenlandic people and government want.»
The Demokraatit Party saw a major increase in support, winning nearly 30% of the vote compared to just 9% in 2021, according to the Associated Press, which cited Greenlandic Broadcasting Corporation KNR TV.
Poster for Demokraatit, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, in front of Godthaabshallen where voting takes place in connection with the parliamentary election to Inatsisartut in Nuuk, Greenland, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
GREENLAND, PANAMA FIERCELY REJECT TRUMP’S AMBITIONS IN ADDRESS TO CONGRESS
Earlier this month, Trump brought up Greenland in his address to a joint session of Congress.
«We strongly support your right to determine your own future, and, if you choose, we welcome you into the United States of America,» Trump said, eliciting laughter from the crowd. «We need Greenland for national security and even international security, and we’re working with everybody involved to try and get it… One way or the other, we’re going to get it.»
In the same address, Trump vowed that the U.S. would «take Greenland to heights like you have never thought possible before.»
Campaign posters hang outside of the polling station ahead of tomorrow’s general election on March 10, 2025 in Ilulissat, Greenland. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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During a January phone call with Trump, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said that Greenland must be allowed to make decisions about its own future. Both Prime Ministers Frederiksen and Egede told President Trump that «Greenland is not for sale,» Axios reported at the time.
In December 2024, then-President-elect Trump tapped Ken Howery as US ambassador to Denmark. Trump said in a post on Truth Social announcing the pick that «the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity.»
President Trump also eyed Greenland during his first term, causing friction between himself and Prime Minister Frederiksen. In 2019, after the Danish leader called the idea of the U.S. buying Greenland «absurd,» President Trump abruptly canceled his trip to Denmark over the «nasty» comment.
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Es un ruso el capitán del barco que chocó contra un petrolero de Estados Unidos en el Mar del Norte
Por ahora no hay participación de Rusia
Deficiencias en el Solong
Los barcos no se hundirán
Investigación criminal por el choque barcos en el Mar del Norte
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Detained captain of cargo ship that collided with US oil tanker is Russian national, ship owner says
A Russian national was revealed to be the captain of the cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker off the coast of England in an incident that sparked a massive fire, spilled jet fuel into the sea and left one person feared dead.
The 59-year-old man remained in United Kingdom police custody Wednesday after being detained on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence, according to Ernst Russ, the owner of the Portugal-flagged Solong cargo ship. It added that the ship’s 14 crew members were a mix of Russian and Filipino nationals. One of them remains missing and is presumed dead.
The Solong collided Monday with MV Stena Immaculate, a U.S.-flagged tanker transporting jet fuel for the American military. U.S.-based Crowley Ship Management said the MV Stena Immaculate was anchored near Hull when it was struck and that all 23 onboard are «safe and accounted for» with no reported injuries.
Leading up to the collision, the Solong was inspected in Dublin, Ireland last July and was found to have 10 deficiencies, according to the Associated Press.
US-FLAGGED TANKER COLLIDES WITH CONTAINER SHIP NEAR UK
Smoke billows from the MV Solong cargo ship in the North Sea, off the coast of England, on Tuesday, March 11. (Dan Kitwood/Pool Photo via AP)
Port inspection documents show the Solong failed steering-related safety checks with the vessel’s «emergency steering position communications/compass reading» unreadable. It also had «inadequate» alarms, survival craft «not properly maintained» and fire doors «not as required.»
Then a second inspection in Scotland in October found two more deficiencies, but the ship wasn’t detained after either inspection, the AP reported.
However, U.K. authorities said they don’t suspect foul play in the crash.
USS HARRY S. TRUMAN SHIP COLLISION DAMAGE REVEALED IN NEW PHOTOS
The captain of the MV Solong cargo ship is a 59-year-old Russian national, the Associated Press cited the ship’s owner as saying. (Dan Kitwood/Pool Photo via AP)
The 596-foot Stena Immaculate was operating as part of the U.S. government’s Tanker Security Program, a group of commercial vessels that can be contracted to carry fuel for the military when needed.
«Crowley continues to work closely with U.K. agencies to support the incident response, salvage and environmental impact mitigation operations resulting from container ship Solong striking the Crowley-managed tanker Stena Immaculate while at anchor on Monday, March 10,» the ship’s owner said Tuesday.
The collision off the coast of Hull, England, on Monday sparked a massive fire. (Bartek Śmiałek via AP)
«It remains uncertain at this time what volume of fuel may have been released as a result of the incident, but initial review shows impacts have been limited due to exposure to the fire and evaporation of the Jet A1 fuel,» Crowley continued. «In addition, U.K agencies are closely monitoring air quality and any possible public health impacts resulting onshore. Both are currently measuring low or within normal levels.»
Water is seen flowing through the damaged hull of the MV Stena Immaculate oil tanker ship after it collided with a cargo ship off the northeastern coast of England. (Reuters/Phil Noble/TPX Images of the Day)
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The Solong was drifting and still on fire Wednesday, but is likely to remain afloat rather than sinking, officials said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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