Circumstances in Venezuela have prevented Juan Guaidó from traveling to Spain to collect the Faes de la Libertad Prize, which was presented to him this Thursday, virtually, by the former president of the Government and president of Faes, José María Aznar.

The recognition of Guaidó - who has proposed "a national salvation agreement" between the Venezuelan opposition that leads to "free elections" - has brought together Pablo Casado, Isabel Díaz Ayuso and José Luis Martínez Almeida, together with Aznar.

José María Aznar has warned that "liberal democracy is being questioned in an unprecedented way", by the rise of revolutionary nationalism (especially in Venezuela, he said), by Islamism, by the "illiberal regime of Russia or" the China's totalitarianism, "among other cases.

Regarding the pardons of the independentistas, Aznar has assured - without expressly quoting them - that "freedom is the right to do everything that the laws allow. If a citizen can do what they prohibit, freedom is over."

"Those who have violated constitutional values ​​are going to take away their sovereignty from the Spanish?", He asked himself, before "remembering the obvious": that what defines democracies is the "rule of law."

"Are there formulas for happy transitions?" Aznar has raised. Changes "must always be inspired by improvement, and not by breaking up." "Nothing could compromise the future of today's Spaniards more than the demolition of the house that houses us. We do not have to build a new plant because the pillars are solid and intact," he added. And he has charged against the "impunity of those who attack" those values ​​of the "constitutional and democratic system."

After the "retirement" of Pablo Iglesias, Aznar has now warned against Íñigo Errejón, in reference to the interview published on Monday by EL MUNDO, in which the leader of Más País assured that he wanted to "transcend the left" from a "green project" ".

For Aznar, "that left that wants to go from red to green, the color of camouflage, by the way," previously minimized the queues of hunger in Venezuela.

Regarding Venezuela, the former president of the Spanish Executive has affirmed that "the unity of the Venezuelan opposition continues to be unavoidable; and the free elections cannot be postponed." Faes leader.

The acting president of the Community of Madrid has praised Guaidó's "courage" and has given advice to the Venezuelan opposition: "Do not allow the regime to divide you."

Ayuso has dedicated most of his speech to claim his victory on May 4, which "transcends the left and the right" and is explained by the mobilization of "free citizens" who "have said enough."

In the opinion of the acting regional president, the Government of Pedro Sánchez seeks to "control" Justice, "delegitimize the institutions" and even "slam the door on the press."

And he has warned that the drift of these "tough times" in Spain could lead to cases similar to Guaidó's.

Regarding the possible pardon to the Catalan independence leaders, he has emphasized that "a government that forgives the crime" establishes "first and second citizens before the law."

That is why he has assured that it is urgent for Pablo Casado to govern with a large majority.

The mayor of Madrid has assured that Guaidó has laid "the first stone of the end of the tyranny in Venezuela."

And he has warned that "totalitarianism arises from grandiose messages" and it is not necessary to have "equidistance" with it.

"The Madrid City Council's commitment to the people of Venezuela is stronger than ever and it will find us as its most faithful allies and defenders," said Almeida.

At the entrance to the act, the president of the PP, Pablo Casado, stated that if Sánchez crosses the "red line" of pardons, "the legislature will be over" and the survival "of the Constitutional Socialist Party" would be on the horizon.

"It is the most serious thing that I have seen in a democracy," he concluded.

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