By Luis
Manuel Aguana
More than
once we have repeated that ANCO's proposal for a Plebiscitary Popular
Consultation is far from being a repetition of the civic gesture of
July 16, 2017. There is a considerable difference in this new
proposal and the historical distance that separates it from 16J-2017.
We have considered that the crisis of the country can only be solved
by the People of Venezuela, and the only way for the people to
express themselves to face the complexity of the crisis we are going
through is by consulting them about the fundamental issues that
afflict them.
Beyond
entering into the specific wording of the questions that should be
submitted to the consideration of the people in a Plebiscitary
Popular Consultation (specific questions that would come up as a
consequence of the issues to be addressed according to the topics we
propose), what must be established are the fundamental issues that
must be submitted to the decision of the People's Sovereignty. We
believe that there are four (4) great minimum crucial issues that
must be submitted to the decision of the Sovereign People to resolve
the crisis in Venezuela:
1.- The
permanence of Nicolas Maduro Moros in power
Argumentation
Beyond the
conditions that surrounded the election of the de facto President of
Venezuela and all the political and legal arguments put forward
regarding the illegitimacy of his presidency, the last word is held
by the depositary of sovereignty. The People must make a definitive
statement regarding the presence of Nicolás Maduro Moros in power.
That is the fundamental key to this process. It is the Sovereign
People who decide, not the politicians of either side in the country,
much less the International Community. It is the people of Venezuela.
That has been our basic conceptual proposal. That the Venezuelan
people express themselves and that the rest of the world respect and
help us to materialize that decision based on the international
principle of Self-Determination of Peoples.
2.-
Dismantling of the National Constituent Assembly
Argumentation
Nicolás
Maduro Moros called for the election of a National Constituent
Assembly on May 1, 2017 without having the constitutional
qualification to do so. The President of the Republic is one of the
four possible conveners of a Constituent Assembly, but the final and
definitive decision is made by the Sovereign People in a Popular
Consultation, according to Article 348 of the Constitution. This
consultation was not carried out. However, this completely
illegitimate entity was elected and exercises its functions above any
constitutional institution of the Republic. The only one who has the
power to dismantle that entity is the People of Venezuela, so its
existence must be submitted to their consideration.
Establishment
of a Transitional Government Junta
Argumentation
Given
the state of institutional destruction of the Republic, the election
of a new President in the traditional manner is not enough. It is
necessary to establish a Governing Junta covering a broad political
and sectorial representation of the whole nation that can guarantee
the stability of the transition. However, there is no constitutional
provision for the formulation of a Governing board. The executive
power according to the Constitution is exercised in Venezuela by the
President and a Council of Ministers. Something different must be
authorized by the Venezuelan people in a Popular Consultation. That
is why the U.S. proposal of the Framework for Democratic Transition
of Venezuela lacks a constitutional basis (see official U.S. proposal
at
https://www.state.gov/democratic-transition-framework-for-venezuela/).
This Board
must be something much more elaborate than what happened on January
23, 1958 with the Governing Junta that led the country to the
elections of December 1959. It should be composed of a broad
political, military and civil society representation, and should be
given broad powers in this Consultation to address the humanitarian,
health, institutional and political crisis in Venezuela, in order to
bring the country to a minimum state of functionality.
In the same
way, the people must authorize in consultation the duration of this
Governing Board until the convocation of elections of all public
powers. These elections must be held through a completely new
electoral system, adjusted to the decision of the Supreme Court of
Justice Legitimate, in its Electoral Chamber, on June 13, 2018.
In the
midst of the discussion of a possible extension of the constitutional
period of the current National Assembly as a result of an upcoming
illegitimate parliamentary election by the regime and its
collaborators, the approval of the Sovereign People is essential. The
mere fact of the mention of such an extension justifies in itself a
Popular Consultation. The Governing Board would be appointed by the
National Assembly before the end of its Constitutional period, and
after approval in consultation with the Sovereign People. This leaves
the holding of the People's Consultation as soon as possible for the
remainder of the year 2020.
4.-
People's authorization for the execution of the popular mandate
Argumentation
The result
of this Popular Consultation is a mandate from the people. It should
be obeyed without any reservations by those who exercise power in
Venezuela. However, all Venezuelans know that the regime of Nicolás
Maduro Moros has been responsible for the greatest period of
violations of human rights and the Constitution that the Republic has
suffered since its foundation. Therefore, even if the regime agrees
to international pressure to carry out a consultation of the
Venezuelan people in the territory of the Republic, we Venezuelans
have to guarantee that the mandate that comes out of this
consultation will be fulfilled. Only the people can authorize the
International Community to do what is necessary to fulfill the
mandate emanating from the People's Sovereignty, in exercise of the
Principle of Self-Determination of the peoples. No country could deny
us the necessary forceful assistance to force those who usurp public
powers in Venezuela to comply with the mandate emanating from the
people in this consultation, including the countries that make up the
United Nations Security Council, if the people so express themselves
directly. And if they still do not help us, any action by the
Venezuelans, including force, to restore the validity of the
Constitution would be legitimized by the popular vote.
The
four (4) above topics summarize what the people should be consulted
about and why, to begin the long road to recovery in Venezuela.
Little by little people are becoming convinced that only the people
of Venezuela have in their hands the recovery of the country. Nobody
will come to help us if first each and every one of us does not take
the first step. And only that step of the People's Sovereignty will
be sufficient and definitive...
Caracas,
August 5, 2020
Email:
luismanuel.aguana@gmail.com
Twitter:@laguana
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