María Corina Machado

As I say, I never thought I would get involved into politics, but once this individual arrives, and it's evident for us that he was promoting the division of our country, to create tensions, to divide even families, even my own family.

As I say, I never thought I would get involved into politics, but once this individual arrives, and it's evident for us that he was promoting the division of our country, to create tensions, to divide even families, even my own family.

The degree of hatred, of violence in his speech, the way he wanted to create tensions among religions, races, he realized that that was going to turn part of our country.

The degree of hatred, of violence in his speech, the way he wanted to create tensions among religions, races, he realized that that was going to turn part of our country.

And a group of friends, all engineers, decided that we will work to gather petitions for a recall referendum.

And a group of friends, all engineers, decided that we will work to gather petitions for a recall referendum.

We thought it was going to be like a super easy task to get, you know, 6 million petitions in a few weeks.

We thought it was going to be like a super easy task to get, you know, 6 million petitions in a few weeks.

And, you know, we learned the hard way it would require.

And, you know, we learned the hard way it would require.

totally new kind of citizen organization.

totally new kind of citizen organization.

And that's how Subate Witness joined up, finally managed to gather the petitions in just one day.

And that's how Subate Witness joined up, finally managed to gather the petitions in just one day.

Millions of people came out and signed these petitions.

Millions of people came out and signed these petitions.

It's a long story.

It's a long story.

Chávez eventually committed fraud in the referendum.

Chávez eventually committed fraud in the referendum.