Jorge Rodríguez: We believe in democracy and we believe in the people's vote

Published at: 05/01/2025 12:44 PM

The ratified president of the National Assembly (AN), Jorge Rodríguez, ratified the commitment of the deputies elected in 2020 to democracy, referring to the former officials of the Parliament of 2015 who intend to perpetuate themselves in office illegitimately.

“We do not hold hereditary positions or eternal positions or lifetime positions, we believe in democracy and we believe in the vote of the People and we believe in the free expression of the People of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela,” he said during the installation of the last session of the AN, which ends on January 5, 2026.

In this regard, he praised the “impeccable and enviable” service record of the deputies who work “in the recovery and reconstruction of the Legislative Power in Venezuela. If we want to be elected as deputies in the period 2026-2031, we will submit to the election of the People of Venezuela and if the People vote for us we will be deputies, we do not believe in deputies elected for life,” she emphasized.

Rodríguez thanked the parliamentarians for their efforts and dedication, with “a constant, denoted work, where we have not stopped at the color of the political party in which we are a member, which is our particular worldview, we have worked together with the deputies of the democratic opposition”.

In this regard, he thanked the members of the opposition caucus for the effort they “have put in to accompany the process of reconstruction, of reconstitution and also of looking to the future, because the steps we have taken to accompany a peace process, a process of democratic opening, a process of search, defeating aggressions, defeating blockades, defeating sanctions, seeking and achieving the prosperity that Venezuelan women and Venezuelans deserve”.

Mazo News Team