Over 4 in 5 Venezuelans Believe The Authoritarian Government Won't Fall Despite Deployment Of U.S. Forces Off Its Coast: Poll

Over four in five Venezuelans don't think the country's authoritarian government is close to falling as a result of U.S. warships and troops moving off its coast, according to a new poll.

Concretely, Hinterlaces consultancy firm said 83% of respondents disagree with the claim "the government is getting closer to its fall." Only 9% agreed and 8% chose not to respond. The survey was conducted among 1.200 people and has a margin of error of -/+ 3%, the company.

Moreover, 78% of respondents disagreed with the notion that "Maduro is weaker than ever," compared to just 12% who agreed with the premise and 10% who chose not to respond.

Reuters reported on Wednesday that the U.S. has ordered an amphibious squadron to the region as part of the deployment. Concretely, the USS San Antonio, USS Iowa Jima and USS Fort Lauderdale will carry 4,500 service members, including 2,200 marines. They could arrive as early as Sunday.

The development is completely dominating the conversation in the South American country. Authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro called on friendly countries to "unite" to defend its "right to sovereignty, peace and self-determination."

Speaking at an extraordinary ALBA-TCP summit, Maduro began with a call to "the national unity of all Venezuelans to guarantee peace with sovereignty, territorial integrity, self-determination of the peoples."

He then addressed the group's countries, saying "I dare, brothers of Latin America and the Caribbean, to call for the union of all rebel people, social movements, to defend Venezuela's right to sovereignty, peace, self-determination and its own development."

In the meantime, the U.S. Embassy in Venezuela has urged American citizens and those residing in the country to refrain from traveling to the South American country due to a series of risks.

In a social media post, the embassy said those linked to the U.S. in the country face "grave risks of illegal detention, torture while in detention, terrorism, kidnapping, unfair police actions, violent crime and civil unrest."