By Luis Manuel Aguana
2nd Intervention in episode No. 4 of the series “Sovereign Elections 202x”, of the Sin Filtros Channel, on May 14, 2026, in https://youtu.be/-PoHMgLfY0k
At this point, after
discussing the June 13, 2018 ruling, I would like to talk a little about what
that ruling truly means for Venezuelans. Everyone involved in the electoral
process—the parties, the politicians, everyone—has ignored that ruling, and I believe
it is extremely important (see the full text of the Supreme Court ruling in
exile that annuls the use of automated voting for elections in Venezuela, in https://ticsddhh.blogspot.com/2018/06/tribunal-supremo-de-justicia-declara.html).
The day after the June 13, 2018, ruling was published, I wrote my article, which I titled "More Than an Electoral Ruling" for a very compelling reason. Those who only read the legal text see only a legal decision. I see something much bigger. And I'd like to explain why (see More Than an Electoral Ruling, in https://ticsddhh.blogspot.com/2018/06/mas-que-una-sentencia-electoral.html).
First: This is not a victory; it is a starting point. I do not wish to label what occurred in 2028—with that ruling—as a victory, because making it effective still requires a tremendous amount of continued work. And I would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to those who have been involved in this struggle since the very beginning—without whom we would never have reached this point—starting with Adriana Vigilanza García, who, after two electoral cycles here in Venezuela, took the Venezuelan case to the Supreme Court in Exile and secured this ruling. And, of course, people like Guillermo (Salas), people like Iñaki (Gainzaraín), and people like Maibort (Petit). There are many such people—far too many for me to attempt to list here, and whom I prefer not to enumerate in this brief space, as it would be unjust if I were to inadvertently leave anyone out—but who nonetheless contributed to our ability to frame this "crime scene" exactly as we are presenting it today.
Second: The official opposition has decided to ignore this ruling, as I mentioned earlier. Opposition politicians remain stubbornly intent on convincing Venezuelans that the only way forward is to demand "elections with conditions"—without ever explaining that such conditions are impossible to achieve within the very system that was declared null and void back in 2018. They speak of appointing "different electoral officials," as if the problem lay with *who* operates the rigged mechanism, rather than with the mechanism itself. Every single one of them—without exception—calls for elections while completely glossing over the tiny, yet crucial, detail that the current system is broken and must be replaced. It is my hope that, starting today, this demand will become the unified cry of all Venezuelans.
Third: No further elections can be held in Venezuela. It is as simple as that. The ruling establishes this without ambiguity: no new elections may take place until the system is changed, electoral legislation is reformed, and a genuinely independent arbiter is guaranteed. Added to this is a fact that political discourse has systematically sought to ignore: at the time of this ruling, there were more than three million Venezuelans in the diaspora. Today, there are more than 9 million Venezuelans in the diaspora. Nine million people disenfranchised—effectively excluded from any electoral process. That fact alone makes it impossible to speak of legitimate elections.
Fourth—and most importantly: the correct sequence is an Emergency Government (or some other government—a new government), followed by electoral reform, and finally, elections.
This is the conclusion that most unsettles those who make a living by managing defeat. The path forward for Venezuela does not lie in elections held under what remains of the regime of Nicolás Maduro Moros—be it Delcy, the Rodríguez siblings, or whatever else it may call itself. It lies, first and foremost, in a Government of National Emergency possessing sufficient legitimacy and the will to fully execute this ruling: to purge the Electoral Registry—as the judgment rightly ordered—to implement manual voting, to appoint independent arbiters, and to stabilize the country.
Only after this process of re-institutionalization can new elections be credibly convened. Reversing this order—that is, heading straight into elections within the very same fraudulent system, in the hope that something will magically change—is precisely the trap into which we have fallen for over two decades.
This ruling is not addressed to the politicians who have let us down. It is addressed to us—the citizens. For this reason, we must fully grasp its significance, disseminate it widely, and ensure that it is upheld—refusing to allow it to be buried by those who have a vested interest in ensuring that nothing changes.
In conclusion, the ruling by the legitimate Supreme Court taught me—or
rather, confirmed for me—something I already knew from a technical standpoint:
that the right to vote, without real guarantees of authenticity, is not
democracy, but a simulacrum of it. That a society can be subjugated not only
through brute force but also through electoral engineering: inflated voter
rolls, opaque voting machines, and partisan arbiters. And that International
Law already possesses the tools to identify and combat precisely that.
This is not merely an electoral ruling. It is a pronouncement on what it means to live in a democracy. And we—the Venezuelan people, all citizens—have an obligation to ensure it is upheld.
Thank you, Maibort...
Caracas, May 22, 2026
Blog: TIC’s & Derechos Humanos, https://ticsddhh.blogspot.com/
Email: luismanuel.aguana@gmail.com
Twitter:@laguana
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