The Venezuelan Head of State participated in the Opening Session of Judicial Activities 2024, from the headquarters of the Supreme Court of Justice. | Photo: @PresidencialVen

Caracas, January 31 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro denounced on Wednesday that extremist sectors of the opposition seek to sabotage and prevent the presidential elections scheduled for 2024 from taking place.  During his speech at the Opening Session of Judicial Activities 2024, from the headquarters of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) in Caracas, the president ratified that no one can be above the Constitution.

"No one, no sector, as we have demonstrated, can be above a country, above the laws, above the Constitution, above our people. Now they threaten, disregard, disrespect, prepare calls to violence (...) and what is worse, once again they threaten the people of Venezuela to impede, sabotage and attack the next electoral process of 2024 which is an obligation and a constitutional mandate. This is not the first time they do it", he emphasized.

In addition, he reiterated his support to the broad and inclusive dialogue process convened the day before by the National Assembly to establish the 2024 electoral chronogram.

"I subordinate myself to the proposals and decisions arising from that dialogue called by the National Assembly to establish the electoral schedule", he assured.

The Head of State affirmed that this year they will comply with the Constitution and that "rain, thunder or lightning" they will hold elections for the people to vote and elect.
Open the doors to the Southern Command in Ecuador  The president sent a message to his Ecuadorian counterpart, Daniel Noboa, asserting that he arrived to "open the doors to the Southern Command, to the devil" and that he should not mess with Venezuela because "you are going to dry up".

"Noboa, you have to be worried about your country, that you do not govern your country, that you came to open the door to the Southern Command, to the devil. Noboa, I don't know you, you are very young. You are threatening Venezuela from Ecuador.I only tell you, do not open the doors of your country to the devil (...) Think well when you are going to mess with Venezuela, because he who messes with Venezuela dries up and you are going to dry up, stop messing with us.Take care of your country", declared President Maduro.Willingness to dialogue.

The head of state also highlighted that, since the arrival of the Bolivarian Revolution, efforts have been made to set on track the dialogue with sectors of the extreme right and thus consolidate peace in the South American country."We tried to attract them, we have made efforts to try to get them on track, those efforts have yielded good results -I believe- with different sectors and we must maintain the permanent spirit of transversal dialogue, of the search, of understanding, of the defense of national sovereignty and the defense of peace", he said.

Next challenges
Likewise, the Executive urged to deepen the character of direct and participative democracy in the Venezuelan justice system, urging to "get out of the offices, out of the offices, out of the air conditioners and go to listen to the people in the communities".

President Maduro pointed out the need to move towards the modernization of the Venezuelan justice system, an action that will allow "improving the problems that may exist and that sometimes delay the administration of justice".He recalled that the Constitution will be 25 years old and that it is the first in the history of Venezuela "which was made in public consultation, with the participation of all social, political and cultural sectors".