The Venezuelan military has rejected calls by the opposition to intervene after President Nicolas Maduro won another term in a contested vote.

The Venezuelan military on Tuesday reiterated their "absolute loyalty" to President Nicolas Maduro amid controversy over his recent election win.

Opposition seeks to 'undermine our unity,' military says Venezuelan Defense Minister and army head Vladimir Padrino said the military strongly rejects "the desperate and seditious approaches" that "seek to undermine our unity and institutionality, but will never succeed."

The comments are a rejection of calls coming from the opposition to intervene after the presidential election on July 28, where incumbent Maduro won a third consecutive term against former diplomat Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia.

The opposition has rejected the electoral results, with Western countries such as the US and Germany also not recognizing Maduro's win or being skeptical of it. China, Iran and Russia were some of the countries which lauded Maduro's victory.

A letter released Monday by Gonzalez and opposition figure Maria Corina Machado called on the armed forces "to stand at the side of the people" amid protests and mass arrests in recent days following the election.

Venezuela's attorney general announced a criminal investigation into Machado and Gonzalez after the letter was published.

Machado: 'Fear is not going to paralyze us' Earlier, Machado was considered the top candidate to face off against Maduro in this year's election. In July 2023, she was banned from politics by the Comptroller General of Venezuela, which accused her of ties with Venezuelan opposition politician in exile Juan Guaido.

In a message posted on social media platform X on Tuesday, Machado called on the opposition movement to stay resilient amid persistent threats from the Maduro government.

"Fear is not going to paralyze us, we are going to overcome it as we have done until now and we will not leave the streets," Machado said.

This is why a standing army is a bad idea. They always eventually stand between the government and the people.

The army are armed civil servants, their loyalty is to the 3 P’s, pay, pension and perks. The government pay them. If they side with the citizens they don’t get paid.

People expecting the military to be honourable are naive.

Balance of power has moved from the people to the civil servants, the only role citizens have now is to pay taxes.

...the controversy is a clown driven narrative...

Do you know what happened the last time the Deep State tried to coup Maduro?

Why are you fooled by this after last time?

Our Founders specifically warned of the consequences of allowing a standing military. For all intents and purposes, the FBI, and most police organizations fall under that category, as well.