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Several thousand Venezuelans responded to Juan Guaido's call to Caracas and several other major cities on Saturday, November 16th. We are still far from the big demonstrations of the beginning of the year, but it is not a total failure for the opponent who benefited from a slight renewal of hope related to the resignation of Evo Morales in Bolivia.
With our correspondent in Caracas, Benjamin Delille
" After Evo, Maduro's turn ," can read on the banners of the place Jose Curti, in the center of Caracas. Manuel, 35, waves a Bolivian flag. He admits that without the crisis in Bolivia , he would not have manifested.
" It's clear that the Venezuelan has lost that strength, this spark. He fell asleep and abandoned the street. But to see that in Bolivia they had the courage to resign Evo Morales , it's remotive. "
Admittedly, it is a timid recovery, because the majority of Venezuelans preferred to stay at home. But according to Désirée, a transgender activist, it's a good start.
" We hope that after today people will unite again to demonstrate. But many are afraid because living in Venezuela with the repression of the security forces is risky: no one is free, there are many human rights violations. "
The attitude of the police is precisely what distinguishes Venezuela from Bolivia, says MP Delsa Solorzano: " In Bolivia, by chance, the armed forces and the police have come out in favor of the people. Here we have an army and a police force that is complicit in everything that happens in Venezuela. "
Still, Juan Guaidó did everything to surf the Bolivian crisis. After his speech, he led the procession to the Bolivian embassy, in support of Jeanine Añez , the new interim president.
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