President Nicolás Maduro addressed José Antonio Kast’s electoral victory in Chile, invoking the memory of Salvador Allende and the resilience of the Chilean people.

During the 99th episode of his program, “Con Maduro +,” the president asserted that the South American country “will resist and sooner rather than later will be reborn.”

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In this regard, he offered a reflective analysis of the recent elections in Chile, recalling Salvador Allende’s iconic phrase: “The true hope, betrayed, will return to the great avenues, defeating the Nazism and fascism that seeks to impose itself once again.”

Finally, the Venezuelan head of state recalled that “the day will come when our continent speaks with the voice of a united people,” quoting the Venezuelan artist Alí Primera.

Earlier, during a press conference of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello stated: “So they want to persecute our people? It strengthens our people. We will receive them here with open arms, as we have received more than 1,100,000 Venezuelans who have returned.”

His words are framed within the promotion of the Great Mission Return to the Homeland Program, a state policy aimed at facilitating the voluntary return of Venezuelans from abroad.

The statement is a response to José Antonio Kast’s anti-immigrant campaign. The president-elect warned that “when we tell an undocumented immigrant that they are breaking the law, that they have to leave our country, in case they want to re-enter at any point, we are serious.”

In this regard, Cabello considered that this stance is a directive from the United States. He also recalled that Venezuela has historically welcomed Chilean migrants, especially after the 1973 coup against President Salvador Allende. “Many who left Chile came to Venezuela, and we welcomed them warmly, as Venezuelans do. They made their lives here in Venezuela, integrated into the community, and worked. It was a different time, 1973,” he said.

Cabello blamed the current Chilean president, Gabriel Boric, for Kast’s victory, arguing that his government has been ineffective in failing to represent the popular base. “For all of this, we must thank the current president. He is responsible, then. When you try to govern half-heartedly, when you refuse to understand who elected you, when you don’t want to govern for the elites, these things happen,” he stated.

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