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"Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, led an official event in Caracas on Monday to mark the National Day of Civic-Military Union, where she decorated members of the armed forces and reiterated her call for national unity, the defence of sovereignty and the rejection of what she described as 'political fascism'. During her speech, as an act of 'maturity', she called on Venezuelans to overcome their differences with the United States after the events of 3 January that led to the arrest of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. She also urged them to seek the lifting of sanctions on Caracas through diplomatic means. "We will face the United States government directly to resolve our differences, to understand each other as countries of this hemisphere. This requires great maturity on our part," Rodriguez said. The National Day of Civic-Military Union in Caracas refers to the commemoration of 'Dignity Day', the 'Day of the Bolivarian Militia' and the 24th anniversary of the return to power of Commander Hugo Chavez after his temporary overthrow in April 2002, when popular resistance more than two decades ago secured his return following a 48-hour removal by an opposition civic-military alliance. In this context, Rodriguez stated that the 'fascism of 24 years ago' still exists in Venezuela, driven by those who, she said, seek to seize political power. However, she stressed that what remains stronger than ever is the patriotic sentiment of the Venezuelan people. "That fascism of 24 years ago is alive in Venezuela through those who persist in seizing political power to privatise PDVSA [Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A.]," Rodriguez said. Finally, the acting president called on the armed forces to strengthen their ties with the public and the national police in defence of the country, stating that extremism will not be tolerated in Venezuela. "
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