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Nicolás Maduro
Former President, Venezuela

‘You must govern with the people!’ – Maduro rallies Venezuela ahead of vote

📅 Nov 17, 2025 Liberty East 1 9 MIN 14 VIEWS 23 SEGMENTS · 5 SPEAKERS
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro delivered a highly emotional weekly address in Caracas, declaring “here is where the people rule” as he detailed the country’s preparations for the November 23 community vote. Maduro emphasized direct democracy, insisting that every voting center must function without “a single surprise.” Highlighting more than 9,963 electoral boards and 36,574 community projects, he urged governors, mayors and ministers to guarantee full execution of local initiatives. Reaffirming his long-term vision of people-led governance, Maduro described Venezuela’s communal circuits...
Nicolás Maduro 0:00 ↗
Here, the people rule: creativity, music, joy, dancing. That is who we are. There we are, dancing salsa, singing. "Tell me by singing," people tell you in the street. "Tell me by singing, Maduro." I'll tell you by singing and dancing. Furthermore, the fourth consultation of this year has arrived. Ah, here is Ángel Prado and the Admiral-in-Chief, Mother Carmen Teresa of Caracas, her mayor—well, communal mayor. And when I went over to El Maizal, I met a mayor who became a minister. Here he is, communard, communard. We are permanently in contact with all the communities.
There are 5,336 communal circuits. We have already reached the 4,000th commune. A beautiful, exciting event. The kind of event where you don't want to leave the place, you want to move there. Greetings to the people of La Secundera. There I took on several commitments that must be fulfilled for the people of La Secundera, let me know. And here we are, precisely preparing for the final stretch. I want to update the data, Ángel, on how the installation of the voting centers is going, especially the new voting centers. Nothing can fail. If you see that something is missing, tell me in real time so I can personally step in, guarantee their voting tables, their voting centers that the people chose directly in assemblies, because it is the new electoral system being born in the country. It is the community, the neighbors who must say where they want to vote so it is more convenient for the community: direct democracy. So I don't want any surprises. Tell me in real time so that not a single electoral center fails, not one. I know it won't fail, but I like being on top of the details. It is my responsibility to be on top of all the details.
Commander Chávez always said, Carmen, "In the details lies the... In the details lies the..." Look, the music started playing! Ah, that music is good. Yes, communal salsa. And well, that's it. The die is cast. Sunday, November 23rd. How will the process work? Update me on the data, Ángel. Welcome.
Ángel Prado 2:57 ↗
The truth is that it has been an extraordinary year for people's power. The communal movement has brought together many people, has worked extremely hard, and we have an extraordinary balance sheet to present to you now in the month of December. Well, everything is ready, Mr. President, to go vote on Sunday, November 23rd, at 9,963 polling stations.
Nicolás Maduro 3:17 ↗
How many?
Ángel Prado 3:18 ↗
9,963 polling stations.
Nicolás Maduro 3:21 ↗
9,963. You add all that up and it gives you nine. That's right. Perfect. Okay. 9,963 polling stations.
Ángel Prado 3:34 ↗
8,630 voting centers, Mr. President.
Nicolás Maduro 3:38 ↗
8,630 voting centers.
Ángel Prado 3:41 ↗
630, correct. And we are going to choose—well, 36,574 projects from 5,336 communal circuits are going to the popular consultation, Mr. President. Impressive.
Nicolás Maduro 3:56 ↗
From there, two projects per communal circuit will emerge, and we have to deliver. Attention governors, mayors: you must deliver resources, efforts, advisory support, so that every second project that places in the vote—bam, boom, pow—gets executed. Do we agree on that? Absolutely. And whoever fails to do so, you let me know. You notify me directly, write to me. Look, Carmen, how is Caracas preparing? I see you brought me some very motivating documents here. Tell me everything, Carmen.

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Maduro, N. (2025, November 17). ‘You must govern with the people!’ – Maduro rallies Venezuela ahead of vote [Interview transcript]. Liberty East 1. CEOInterviews.AI. https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/1279533/

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Nicolás Maduro. "‘You must govern with the people!’ – Maduro rallies Venezuela ahead of vote." Liberty East 1, 17 Nov. 2025. Transcript, CEOInterviews.AI, https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/1279533/.

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@misc{maduro2025_1279533,
  author       = {Nicolás Maduro},
  title        = {‘You must govern with the people!’ – Maduro rallies Venezuela ahead of vote},
  howpublished = {Interview transcript, Liberty East 1. CEOInterviews.AI},
  year         = {2025},
  month        = {nov},
  url          = {https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/1279533/},
  note         = {Speaker-attributed transcript with timestamps}
}