A 33-year-old Venezuelan, made the difficult decision to keep her country due to the grave financial situation, with 80 % of the people living in poverty, and being unable to give a professional for her 9-year-old son who has a mental health illness.
Yenny Morales said:” I had to flee, because my son could n’t see a neurologist. My children’s wellness comes second. She is awaiting an interview to file for prison in the United States while she is now in Mexico.
Following the contentious presidential election in Venezuela on Sunday, where communist leader Nicolas Maduro declared success. Nonetheless, the opposition claims that based on their matter of about 90 % of the vote, their member, Edmundo Gonzalez, garnered more than half the seats that Maduro did.
The government claimed that a system exploit originating in North Macedonia had prevented the prolonged delay in producing accurate vote counts at the polling station level. They denied that this state was supported by any evidence.
Morales ‘ fears now revolve to her cherished people in the country. She said:” This is fraud”, referring to the widely criticized results,” and now that’s what our families are fighting against”, she added. Since Tuesday morning, she has n’t spoken to her family.
Morales, a citizen of a temporary makeshift camp in the center of Mexico City, is one of the growing numbers of Venezuelan migrants concerned about their own return to their home countries. They are now carefully monitoring the presentations that have erupted since Maduro’s second six-year term’s announcement, having traveled through Central America in search of a better future.
The country’s recent past, which was among the most peaceful, demonstrated a common desire to end 25 years of single-party law and steer clear of violence.
” I’m very disappointed with what I’m seeing”, said Gerardo Uzcategui, 56, who spent four years in Cali, Colombia before beginning his trip to the US Uzcategui’s mood echoes the disappointment felt by many Venezuelan refugees who had hoped for a quiet solution to their country’s political upheaval.
The former security officer for a government secretary revealed that the whole family has since fled. He mentioned having kids in various nations. He said that while we were anticipating shift around 3 o’clock on Sunday, the situation changed at 11 o’clock when my son and daughter were both in Argentina and Mexico. It’s really, really tough on us”.
Over 7.7 million Venezuelans have been exodusing and the price of their essential products has fallen dramatically over the past ten years due to widespread social upheaval and a high inflation rate of over 130, 000 %.
According to Foro Penal, a Venezuela-based human rights organization, 11 folks, including two juveniles, lost their lives in the upheaval that followed the vote.
Herberto Lugo, 48, expressed pleasure that his Maracaibo family’s violent demonstrations were spared, but he still believes Maduro exerts some influence over Venezuela. ” We’re uncomfortable, and we wo n’t conform to what is happening in our country”, said Lugo, who thinks opposition leader and former diplomat Edmundo Gonzalez was the clear winner of the election.
” Citizens in Venezuela are fighting, and we hope he leaves this week”, he said, referring to Maduro. ” If he does n’t leave this week, he’ll never leave”.
( With inputs from agencies )
