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announced that he would issue a decree to move Christmas to October 1.
On his weekly television show on Monday, Maduro said “it’s September, and it already smells like Christmas.”
“That’s why this year, as a way of paying tribute to you all, and in gratitude to all of you, I’m going to decree an early Christmas for October 1.”
The decision taken by the 61-year-old president is seen as a move to distract people from the unrest that is spreading across the country.
People are angry as the season of joy progresses
Christmas is big in Catholic-majority Venezuela, and people were not happy with the idea of celebrating the holiday season amid unrest in the country.
Jose Ernesto Ruiz, an office worker in the capital Caracas, told the Associated Press News Agency: “Christmas is supposed to be a time of joy, family reunions, parties, gifts… (but) without money and with this political crisis, who can be expected to be early Will it be Christmas?”
This is not the first time Maduro has moved Christmas to an earlier date. He did so even during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Massive protests continue in Venezuela
Opposition parties continue to protest the election results of the July election, saying Maduro is illegitimately attached to power.
They accuse Maduro of widespread cronyism and corruption that has brought the country’s economy to its knees.
A widespread crackdown on the opposition has fueled further concerns about the state of the country.
More than 2,400 people have been jailed so far, including journalists, politicians and aid workers.
And that opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez is the real winner.
ss/rm (AP, AFP, dpa)
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