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María Corina Machado alertó que retrasar las elecciones en Venezuela agravaría la crisis: “Los venezolanos pueden perder la paciencia”
La líder opositora y premio Nobel de la Paz, María Corina Machado, enfatizó este domingo la necesidad de que Venezuela celebre elecciones democráticas cuanto antes.
En entrevista con EFE, Machado alertó que postergar los comicios podría desencadenar un deterioro social irreversible.
“Es importante que Venezuela celebre elecciones democráticas lo antes posible para que los venezolanos no se desesperen y toda la energía se canalice de una manera cívica”, afirmó.
La dirigente subrayó que el país atraviesa un momento crítico y que la falta de una respuesta electoral puede tener consecuencias graves.
“Aquellos que ven un riesgo en el proceso electoral, no están viendo que no hacer elecciones conlleva un riesgo mucho mayor”, señaló.
“Si los venezolanos sienten que lo que está pasando es un tema económico, por la plata, y no por la gente, pueden perder completamente la paciencia”, añadió la dirigente de Vente Venezuela, quien denunció que el descontento social se está acumulando.
Machado, que abandonó Venezuela para recibir el Nobel y ha mantenido presencia internacional en busca de respaldo, anunció su regreso inminente al país.
“Voy a volver a Venezuela para asegurarme de que el proceso sea pacífico y que se canalice toda esa energía, toda esa angustia, alrededor de un proceso electoral”. La opositora reiteró que su prioridad es garantizar una transición política ordenada y legítima, con garantías para todos los venezolanos.
La líder opositora de Venezuela reveló que ha ofrecido en varias oportunidades a la jefa del régimen chavista, Delcy Rodríguez, la posibilidad de negociar una transición pactada.
“Nosotros le hemos ofrecido, como vencedores de la elección del 28 de julio, nuestra disposición a lograr un acuerdo para una transición negociada en múltiples oportunidades, pero ella no ha querido”, aseguró.
Machado remarcó que mantiene un “proceso de intercambio de información permanente” con funcionarios y sectores internos del aparato estatal, con el objetivo de construir un camino hacia el cambio democrático.
Sostuvo, además, que Venezuela cuenta con una sociedad “preparada, decidida y absolutamente deseosa” de participar en elecciones libres.
“Es la manera de sanar heridas y de poder iniciar el proceso de retorno de nuestros hijos a casa”, expresó, al tiempo que enfatizó el impacto migratorio y el deseo de reunificación familiar como motores de la demanda popular.
Según su estimación, “cuarenta semanas es el plazo necesario para tener listos todos los aspectos técnicos” de un proceso electoral completo y transparente, aunque reconoció que existen factores políticos que podrían modificar ese calendario.
Para Machado, la coyuntura actual representa una oportunidad histórica para transformar el país.
“El proceso ya no se puede detener“, afirmó.
Reiteró que la comunidad internacional debe acompañar y supervisar el proceso para asegurar que se respeten los derechos y se garantice la competitividad electoral.
Machado afirmó que la urgencia de una transición democrática no solo responde a la presión social, sino también a la necesidad de restaurar la confianza y la esperanza en el futuro.
“Los venezolanos están listos para un cambio y no van a esperar mucho más”, sentenció.
En el cierre de la entrevista, María Corina Machado rechazó los cánticos de “fuera la mona” proferidos contra Delcy Rodríguez por parte de algunos asistentes a un acto público en Madrid.
“Jamás se escuchará en mi boca una palabra o una expresión que juzgue o descalifique a una persona por su religión, por su género o por su raza”, afirmó.
Machado enfatizó que su movimiento defiende el respeto a la dignidad y a la libertad de ideas como pilares de la reconciliación nacional.
La dirigente atribuyó al régimen chavista la responsabilidad de haber sembrado divisiones en la sociedad venezolana.
“Eso es lo que ha hecho el régimen en Venezuela, dividirnos por esos motivos”, dijo. Machado reiteró su rechazo a cualquier forma de descalificación personal: “Por supuesto que rechazamos cualquier descalificación de esta naturaleza”.
La visita de Machado a España incluyó la recepción de la Medalla de Oro de la Comunidad de Madrid y la Llave de Oro de la capital, así como reuniones públicas y privadas con líderes de diferentes tendencias políticas.
Durante su paso por Madrid, la opositora insistió en la urgencia de un proceso electoral legítimo y en el papel de la comunidad internacional como garante de la transición.
(Con información de EFE)
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An Obama-appointed federal judge temporarily blocked the National Park Service from removing an anti-Trump «86 47» flag near the National Mall, delivering a win to a progressive activist group and drawing sharp pushback from President Donald Trump’s Department of the Interior.
«This opinion is from an Obama-appointed judge. In what world have we lost all decency, to demand that any threat against the President be taken very seriously,» said a DOI spokesperson to Fox News Digital. «While the Department shall and does comply with the Court’s orders, this type of behavior should not be tolerated.»
Progressive group Accountability Now USA flew the flag near the National Mall alleging that the National Park Service violated their First Amendment rights by threatening to revoke their permit. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss in Washington, D.C., granted a temporary restraining order Monday allowing the flag to remain displayed for now.
The dispute comes amid heightened administration scrutiny of «86 47» messages after the Department of Justice charged former FBI Director James Comey over a similar message.
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A D.C. district judge permits activists to fly «86 47» flag near the National Mall. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Comey was charged with two federal counts over an Instagram post last year showing seashells arranged to read «86 47,» and faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
The administration has interpreted the number «86» as a political threat, pointing to its common use in the restaurant industry to mean removing or refusing service and its perceived connection to Trump as the 47th president.
Comey has denied he intended any violent threat toward Trump, explaining he understood it meant leave or ditch.
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James Comey is facing two federal charges and up to 10 years in prison for sharing an Instagram post showing seashells arranged to read «86 47.» (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)
Moss was appointed to the federal bench by Obama after previously serving in Bill Clinton’s Justice Department. He has also contributed to and volunteered for Democratic candidates and causes.
The judge found the meaning of «86» ambiguous, noting the flag itself did not contain violent symbols and bore patriotic colors, writing «the evidence shows that Plaintiff displayed the 8647 flag to urge that Congress impeach and remove President Trump from office.»
Moss did note that «a true threat to the life or safety of the President would undoubtedly outweigh the interest of the public or the speaker in continuing to urge that unlawful conduct.»
Then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pumps his fist as he is rushed offstage by U.S. Secret Service agents after being grazed by a bullet during a rally in Butler, Pa., on July 13, 2024. (Anna MoneymakerGetty Images)
Trump has repeatedly been targeted by violence, including just in April at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner.
There were two assassination attempts on Trump’s life in 2024, beginning in Butler, Pennsylvania, where a bullet grazed his ear after a gunman climbed onto a roof during a rally on July 13, 2024.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui recently drew backlash from Trump allies after apologizing to Cole Allen, the suspect accused of plotting an assassination attempt tied to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, over his treatment in custody.
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«At a minimum, I should be apologizing to him. We are obligated to make sure he’s taken care of. Mr. Allen, I’m sorry that things have not been the way they are supposed to,» said Faruqui.
The temporary restraining order for the flag case is in place for 14 days as litigation continues.
Fox News Digital reached out to Moss’ chambers for comment.
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FIRST ON FOX: ActBlue board members in hot seat as GOP probes ‘serious’ misconduct allegations
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FIRST ON FOX: Congressional investigators are expanding their probe into Democratic fundraising giant ActBlue, seeking interviews with board members as scrutiny intensifies over the platform’s handling of foreign donations.
The GOP chairs of three House committees are requesting that five members of ActBlue’s board sit for transcribed interviews and produce a slew of documents related to their involvement in the payment processor’s response to allegations of donor fraud.
The board members have until June 16 to voluntarily comply with the Republicans’ invitation, according to a copy of the letters reviewed by Fox News Digital.
The letters come as ActBlue is under intense pressure over whether it accurately represented its fraud-prevention practices and handling of foreign donations that may have been routed through the platform into U.S. elections. The Republican-led committees have accused the platform of stonewalling their investigation by withholding documents subpoenaed by the panel and failing to be transparent after learning about the potential misrepresentation of facts.
Congressional investigators are expanding their probe into Democratic fundraising giant ActBlue. (Getty Images)
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«Information produced to the Committees and public reporting indicate that ActBlue’s Board of Directors may have participated in or been aware of this misconduct,» House Administration Committee Chairman Brian Steil, R-Wis., House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, wrote in the letters. «Accordingly, we write to request your voluntary cooperation with our oversight.»
A spokesperson for ActBlue did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
House Republicans’ widening probe into ActBlue comes as the group’s embattled CEO, Regina Wallace-Jones, is expected to testify before the House Administration Committee about the platform’s vetting of foreign donations at a June 10 hearing.
«Ms. Wallace-Jones allegedly misled our committee at the outset of our investigation into ActBlue’s fraud prevention standards,» Steil previously told Fox News Digital. «It’s past time we set the record straight and got answers for the American people.»
Central to those concerns is reporting that ActBlue’s own attorneys questioned whether the organization had accurately described some of its fraud-prevention practices to Congress.
According to The New York Times, Covington & Burling, ActBlue’s then-outside counsel, warned Wallace-Jones in early 2025 that she may have given misleading comments to Steil’s committee about how the platform screened potentially illegal contributions, including those from foreign donors.
ActBlue did not immediately clarify that some of its screening procedures for fraudulent donations were not always followed as described to congressional investigators, the outlet reported.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan are leading investigations into ActBlue. (AP)
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ActBlue’s new outside counsel later acknowledged in a June 2025 letter that the payment processor strengthened certain donor-screening procedures, months after the board learned of the concerns raised by Covington.
«We saw it as we weren’t going to poke the bear by issuing a correction for things that, frankly, the committee hadn’t necessarily looked at more closely,» Kimberly Peeler-Allen, chairwoman of the ActBlue board of directors, told The Times in April.
Peeler-Allen is among the targets of the new round of interview requests.
The Republican chairs are also scrutinizing the board’s response to a wave of high-profile departures and alleged retaliation that occurred following internal concerns that ActBlue may have provided misleading information to Congress.
An ActBlue lawyer had his access to ActBlue’s computer networks cut off after he tried to warn the board about the group’s potential legal jeopardy, The Times reported. According to the outlet, two ActBlue unions later warned the board about current leadership’s association with a «growing pattern of volatility and toxicity» and asserted that the constant turnover was «eroding our confidence in the stability of the organization.»
ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones, a delegate from California, wears a U.S.-flag themed outfit ahead of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Aug. 19, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Reuters)
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«The union noted that ActBlue’s legal and compliance functions had been compromised,» the group of Republicans said in the letter. «It is unclear what actions the Board took in response to these serious allegations.»
ActBlue has consistently denied any wrongdoing and has not been criminally charged. Spokespersons for the payment processor have previously cast the congressional probe as an attempt by Republicans to undermine the group — a key plank of the Democratic Party’s financial infrastructure — ahead of November’s midterm elections.
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