From the Operational Command, accompanied by the extended Military High Command, the Minister of Defense, General in Chief, Vladimir Padrino López congratulated the Venezuelan people for their behavior during the electoral day of the consultative referendum and "for the receptivity in defense of the sovereignty of the homeland and of our Essequibo Guayana."
He assured that no incidents occurred during the day and praised the human and logistical efforts of the Plan República deployed throughout the country, highlighting the remote places of the country, where the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, in an impeccable manner, guaranteed that the electoral material arrived. "That says a lot about the people," he said.
The citizens of our indigenous peoples have responded today to the call of the Homeland to defend Guayana Esequiba. They are the original inhabitants of these “lands of many waters” who are the protagonists in this fight. LET'S GO! pic.twitter.com/MpRt2l1MK1
- Vladimir Padrino L. (@vladimirpadrino) December 3, 2023
Likewise, Padrino López also shared the video in which indigenous peoples in the Sierra de Pacaraima in Essequibo raised the national flag.
Sierra de Pacaraima in our Essequibo. GLORY TO THE BRAVE PEOPLE! pic.twitter.com/MUQgCGcIvB
- Delcy Rodríguez (@delcyrodriguezv) December 3, 2023
Padrino also congratulated the Venezuelan people on this patriotic day, we are writing the pages of the history of the XNUMXst century, this consultation will represent a great milestone in history. The FANB also, from the beginning of the Venezuela Todo campaign, merged as one, in a civic-military union with the organized people. The Bolivarian revolution has given an organizational character to the people of Venezuela.
For his part, the Strategic Operational Commander of the FANB, Domingo Hernández Larez, reported that once the polling stations are closed, a third phase of the Plan República will begin, which corresponds to the post-electoral phase, which includes "the return to calm" where the FANB will still have important participation, which first includes a withdrawal of technological and non-technological electoral material, a stage that will be carried out until December 5. Likewise, the withdrawal of the tables and safekeeping boxes will be carried out, which will be carried out until December 15, which will be delivered to the regional electoral offices and later to the warehouses located in Caracas.
Hernández Larez made a special recognition to the state security agencies that supported the FANB with 52,000 men, including Civil Protection personnel, firefighters and the National Police "who joined our soldiers, the foot soldiers, who using all our means remained on their knees and alert, guarding all the electoral material and equipment, in addition to the members of the Electoral Council and our beloved Venezuelan population so that they could exercise the political rights of citizens and participate in this electoral celebration. To these noble Venezuelans, our eternal gratitude," he said.
For his part, the Minister of People's Power for Internal Relations, Justice and Peace, Remigio Ceballos, believes that this day will mark a before and after in the history of the country. "This is an immeasurable historical moment, a historical moment that has made and has provided the guarantee to Venezuelans to fully exercise national sovereignty," he said while extending his congratulations to the people for their participation in the elections.
He also thanked the State security bodies for the deep respect for human rights that they have applied on election day, as well as the role of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces during the process.
