▁provide ▁support ▁in ▁giving ▁[ the ▁students ] ▁political ▁direction ". ▁ ▁Represent ing ▁the ▁students ▁of ▁U CV , ▁Re ques ens ▁has ▁taken ▁some ▁strong ▁st ances , ▁including ▁on ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁scales . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁during ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁the ▁president ial ▁election , ▁she ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁University ▁would ▁be ▁among ▁the ▁bodies ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁officially ▁recogn ise ▁the ▁election ▁or ▁its ▁results ▁as ▁legit imate . ▁In ▁one ▁statement ▁shortly ▁before ▁the ▁election , ▁she ▁explained ▁that ▁" there ▁isn ' t ▁the ▁conditions ▁that ▁would ▁allow ▁you ▁to ▁go ▁through ▁the ▁process ▁[ of ▁challeng ing ▁the ▁election ] ▁because ▁we ▁are ▁facing ▁a ▁dict ator ship ". ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Re ques ens ▁sp ur red ▁student ▁protest s ▁demand ing ▁aut onomy ▁for ▁univers ities . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁the ▁rect ory ▁of ▁the ▁Su cre ▁campus ▁of ▁Universidad ▁de ▁Ori ente ▁was ▁viol ently ▁occupied ▁by ▁Ch av istas ▁who ▁began ▁def acing ▁it . ▁Re ques ens ▁visited ▁the ▁campus ▁in ▁support ▁and ▁issued ▁a ▁call ▁" to ▁the ▁university ▁community ▁across ▁the ▁country " ▁to ▁protest ▁because ▁she ▁perce ived ▁the ▁government ▁influence ▁to ▁be ▁" t aking ▁our ▁offices ▁today ▁and ▁affect ing ▁university ▁aut onomy ". ▁She ▁also ▁led ▁student ▁walk outs ▁at ▁U CV ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁after ▁the ▁university ▁stated ▁that ▁classes ▁would ▁be ▁on going ▁despite ▁a