María Corina Machado

It's much more than a political struggle.

It's much more than a political struggle.

For us, it's an existential struggle as a nation and also spiritual struggle as well.

For us, it's an existential struggle as a nation and also spiritual struggle as well.

Look, and we have seen that in Venezuela many times as well.

Look, and we have seen that in Venezuela many times as well.

I mean, we're talking about thousands of times in protests, in peaceful rallies, in people going out by tens of thousands and even hundreds of thousands.

I mean, we're talking about thousands of times in protests, in peaceful rallies, in people going out by tens of thousands and even hundreds of thousands.

But the regime has developed, this regime, Maduro, with the Cuban intelligence mechanisms to infiltrate.

But the regime has developed, this regime, Maduro, with the Cuban intelligence mechanisms to infiltrate.

And anyone who goes out is either detained, harmed, killed, disappeared.

And anyone who goes out is either detained, harmed, killed, disappeared.

When we won the election last year in July 28, thousands of people went to the streets while we were counting the votes, which I want to tell you a little bit more ahead.

When we won the election last year in July 28, thousands of people went to the streets while we were counting the votes, which I want to tell you a little bit more ahead.

And, you know, in a matter of 24 hours, 2,500 people were in prison, including myself.

And, you know, in a matter of 24 hours, 2,500 people were in prison, including myself.

young people, children, women that were even sexually assaulted, abused, just because they had gone out to the streets to peacefully claim for their right, for popular sovereignty to be respected.

young people, children, women that were even sexually assaulted, abused, just because they had gone out to the streets to peacefully claim for their right, for popular sovereignty to be respected.

But they went beyond that, David.

But they went beyond that, David.