In front of a packed auditorium at his alma mater, Harvard University, on Monday evening, Lopez called the vote “the one path forward that can mobilize the Venezuelan people,” signaling a shift in position for a bloc of the opposition that has boycotted elections for years. Lopez, a 51-year-old leader of the Popular Will party headed by Juan Guaido, said participating in the presidential vote will hinge on free and fair voting conditions, such as the government inviting independent electoral observers and allowing banned opposition candidates to participate. Many opposition leaders, including Lopez, have been prohibited by Maduro’s government from running for public office. By Patricia Laya and Nicolle Yapur. Full Text-> Bloomberg News

Traducción de cortesía -> Frente a un auditorio repleto en su alma mater, la Universidad de Harvard, el lunes por la noche, López calificó la votación como “el único camino a seguir que puede movilizar al pueblo venezolano”, lo que indica un cambio de posición para un bloque de la oposición que ha boicoteado las elecciones. durante años. López, un líder de 51 años del partido Voluntad Popular encabezado por Juan Guaidó, dijo que participar en la votación presidencial dependerá de condiciones de votación libres y justas, como que el gobierno invite a observadores electorales independientes y permita la participación de candidatos prohibidos de la oposición. El gobierno de Maduro ha prohibido a muchos líderes de la oposición, incluido López, postularse para cargos públicos.

Traducción al español -> Google Translación

The Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López has warned that everything that happens in Cuba, as a result of the recent protests that have taken place on the island, will end up affecting Venezuela because “the two dictatorships feed off each other.” “What happens in Cuba is going to affect Venezuela and vice versa. We hope and trust that when freedom, democracy and prosperity reach Venezuela they will also reach Cuba ”, he assured this Friday in Madrid, the city where he has resided since he fled his country in 2020. Full Text -> MarketResearchTelecast

The support that Maduro gets from his allies is much stronger than what we get from the democratic countries. Diplomatic support, public statements, are important – but they are not enough. Maduro gets economic support, he gets military assistance, he gets help with the illegal extraction, refining and sale of gold, etc.” Internally, he adds, the crucial factor has been the support the regime still retains among the “regular and irregular” armed forces. By Yannis Palaiologos. Full Text -> Ekathimerini

The Congress members, as a part of the Congressional Venezuela Democracy Caucus, were briefed by exiled Venezuelan leader Leopoldo López and Ambassador Carlos Vecchio on the current political and humanitarian situation in the South American country. By Kelly Hayes. Full Text -> FloridaPolitics

 Spain is grappling with the dilemma of whether it should allow the courts to consider a request to extradite the leading Venezuelan opposition activist to Caracas.  The Venezuelan government filed a request for Spain to return Leopoldo López to complete the remaining eight years of a 14-year prison sentence for instigating violence in antigovernment protests and other crimes. By Graham Keeley . Full Text-> VOA

Venezuela has filed a request to get a prominent opposition activist extradited from Spain to complete the remaining 8 years of a 14-year prison sentence for instigating violence in antigovernment protests and other alleged crimes, The Associated Press learned Tuesday. Leopoldo López is a former Caracas-area mayor who has led some of the recent years’ biggest challenges to the rule of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. He fled the country last year and found shelter in Spain. By Aritz Parra . Full Text-> TorontoStar

Discount Leopoldo Lopez and the Mayor of the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil, Cynthia Vitry, met this Saturday before the inauguration of the new president of the Latin American state, Guillermo Laso, Which will be held next Monday and talked about the situation in Venezuela and the situation of Venezuelans who immigrated to the neighboring country. By Aygen Marsh. Full Text -> AmicoHoops

The Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) of Venezuela requested on Tuesday, May 11, the extradition of opposition leader Leopoldo López. López has been sentenced to 14 years in prison by the Venezuelan courts, in the framework of the demonstrations against the power of President Nicolás Maduro. At the moment the leader of the Venezuelan opposition has been a refugee in Spain for seven months.
According to the text of the official statement, “the Supreme Court (…) requests the Kingdom of Spain to extradite citizen Leopoldo Eduardo López Mendoza to serve the rest of the sentence to which he was sentenced, that is, 8 years, 6 months, 25 days and 12 hours, By OnVenezuela

Among those seeing an opportunity for change in Venezuela under the new U.S. administration is Leopoldo López, one of the leaders of the Venezuelan opposition who fled the country in 2020. López now lives in Madrid and sat down for an interview with VOA. Alfonso Beato has more on his interview, in this report narrated by Roderick James.  Video-> VOA

“We are going to bring to all European governments the list of 56 people identified in the last UN report on people responsible for human rights violations, torture, repression and killings so that they can be sanctioned by Europe and a very clear strategy can be promoted that allows sanctions to be a lever of pressure,” he said.  By Laura Gamba. Full Text -> AnadoluAgency