Far-right groups attempted to incite one civil war in Venezuela after the presidential elections held on July 28, 2024, the country’s president Nicolas Maduro claimed on public television.

“The only scenario invented by the Venezuelan far-right was to trigger a wave of violence,” the Venezuelan leader said as he revealed that “an attempt to spark a civil war” in the country had taken place on July 29-30.

According to Maduro, non-governmental organizations had received millions of dollars to fund destabilization in Venezuela, involving organized crime in their scheme. “NGOs have every right to be present and work in Venezuela, but only if they comply with the laws and refrain from participating in conspiracies against peace in the democracy,” he stressed.

Conspiracies and attempts to destabilize the situation in Venezuela “have been thwarted by military and police units, as well as judicial and law enforcement forces,” Maduro said. “We are ready to ensure peace, unity, harmony and progress in the country,” the Venezuelan leader said.