Nicolás Maduro’s wife had an embarrassing moment during her speech; video

In the clip, which has been widely commented on, you can see that the wife of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, also called ‘The First Combatant’, spoke in favor of the economic policies implemented by the regime and assured that they were “designed to improve the social well-being of the Venezuelan population.”

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“And the president, I am sure, that as he has protected you, he will continue to protect you forever. “I will be with him, also with the workers,” Flores said and right at that moment It looks like his dentures almost fell to the ground.

Afterwards, President Maduro spoke and supported his wife: “Correct. Cilita bit herself, she was chewing gum,” she commented.

Despite the incident, Cilia continued with his speech, in which he continued to highlight the regime’s work towards workers and other Venezuelan citizens. But the moment had already been captured on cameras and Internet users quickly began to comment on it until it went viral.

Despite Cilia’s words, hundreds of employees in Venezuela, most of them in the public sector, They protested this Wednesday on the occasion of International Labor Day. According to them, they are dissatisfied with the “very poor” working conditions that they say they face and demanded a salary with which they can satisfy their needs and those of their families.

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The majority of the workers had banners with messages demanding “decent wages and not crumbs” and expressing that the current minimum wage, 130 bolivars per month (about 3.5 dollars)“does not cover the basic basket” of food, the cost of which exceeds $550 per month for a family of five, according to independent estimates.

Workers from various regions of the country protested during the day. In Caracas, for example, protesters gathered in the central area of ​​Plaza Venezuela, with the intention of marching to the west of the capital.

However, state security agents They prevented workers from mobilizing, as reported by non-governmental organizations through X.