Leader of the Venezuelan opposition Maria Corina Machadosaid Thursday that he had been unable to contact Government of Mexicowhich, together with Brazil and Colombia, is working to find a solution to the crisis that unfolded after the elections, which, according to official results, were won by Nicolás Maduro.

“I have not been able to contact the Mexican government, although we have tried,” Machado said at a virtual press conference with media from Argentina and Chile, including EFE.

The anti-Chavista leader said have a “permanent connection” with Colombia and Brazilas well as with the USA and European countries.

“The position of these countries is very relevant because Have neighboring countries been hit the hardest? “because of the Venezuelan conflict and have historically been linked to Maduro,” he said, referring to Brazil and Colombia.

“I don’t want to speculate. I appreciate the support that has been given to Maduro comes to his senses and understandsThere is a need to move towards an “orderly transition,” he added.

He also stressed that repression and the use of force “are not a sustainable option,” and arrest journalists or shut down social media.

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Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) declared Maduro the winner, but Machado insisted on Thursday that opponent Edmundo González Urrutia had won a “monumental victory” with 7.3 million votes – almost 84% of the minutes -. against the 3.3 million votes the Chavista leader said he had received.

Brazil, Colombia and Mexico have maintained an equal position, not recognizing any winner or asking Maduro’s government for election results, while their foreign ministers have said They will maintain their consultations at a “high level” but with full respect for the “sovereignty and will of the Venezuelan people.”

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva proposed two measures on Thursday Possible Solutions to the Post-Election Crisis in Venezuela: the formation of a coalition government uniting members of Chavismo and the opposition, or the holding of new elections.

In turn, the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro: proposed a “national front” similar to the one that existed in his country in the 20th century, when liberals and conservatives alternated in power as a “transitional” step towards a “final solution” to the crisis.

Both proposals were rejected by Machado on Thursday, who said “popular sovereignty is respected.”

For his part, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said this Thursday that He does not think it is “reasonable” to ask for new elections now. in Venezuela as a solution to the crisis and confirmed that Mexico’s position is to await the decision of the Venezuelan Electoral Court.

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Machado also noted that he hopes that “allies of democracy” Help “make Maduro understand” that he is “facilitating an orderly transition.”

“Many people believe that Maduro gives time to pass to turn the page“But ‘that won’t happen,'” said the opposition leader, who believes that “Maduro has completely lost his legitimacy” and that “this wave of repression makes him more toxic.”EFE)