On November 6 and 7, the IDEA VIII Presidential Dialogue took place under the auspices of Miami Dade College and Las Américas Newspaper.

This is an opportunity to analyze the penetration of narcoterrorism in the political structure of our continent, about the dangers of judicialization of politics and the politicization of justice with its very negative impact on society. democracy and the rule of law and the impact of communication networks and the digital world on political representation.

The event was attended by former presidents José María Aznar, Laura Chinchilla, Iván Duque, Osvaldo Hurtado, Jamil Mahuad, Andrés Pastrana, Sebastián Piñera and Jorge Tuto Quiroga with whom I had the pleasure and honor to share. Also participating were OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro, Miami Dade College President Madeline Pumariega, Ambassador Jean E. Manes Civilian Deputy and Foreign Policy Advisor to Commander US Southern Command, Diario Las Américas Editor Nelson J Mezerhane, Diego Valadés President of the American Constitutional Law Association Latin, Nobel Prize in Literature Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, Dionisio Gutiérrez President of the Libertad y Desarrollo Foundation and IDEA Secretary General Asdrubal Aguiar.

The results of this Dialogue are consistent with the quality of the speakers, the relevance of the topic, and the urgency of handling it for the welfare of the Latin American people.to the atmosphere of the event at a university institution with the largest number of American students coming from 163 countries and the presence of an interested and distinguished audience including students from Miami Dade College.

It is impossible for me in this space to create a summary that respects the quality of the exhibition, but interested readers can enjoy it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXZbg4_EH6A

Remembering our call in favor of freedom, democracy and the rule of law, the former presidents of IDEA decided to take this opportunity to express – once again – our strong support for the candidacy of María Corina Machado for president. Venezuela.

We have done so after exemplary primaries with the participation of more than two and a half million Venezuelans in which María Corina Machado achieved an overwhelming victory, achieving more than 92% of the vote.

We ask the guarantors of the agreement between the opposition and the Maduro Government, the President of the United States, the Prime Ministers of Canada and the United Kingdom, and the President of the European Council, to respectfully request their actions in response to this. statements made by senior representatives of the Maduro dictatorship that they do not accept the results of the opposition primaries, that they will prosecute the organizers and that they will not allow the candidacy of María Corina despite the commitment expressly set out in the Barbados Constitution to accept opposition candidates in the presidential elections. We are given hope by the statement by White House Latin American Adviser Juan González who stated that the Venezuelan government must accept María Corina’s candidacy this November or the sanctions imposed by the US against her will be reimposed.

In this IDEA VIII Presidential Dialogue we express our support to the end for María Corina Machado with an image that expresses the reality:

MARÍA CORINA

QUALIFIED CANDIDATES

THROUGH THE VILLAGE

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