Clashes broke out between protesters and police near the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, the residence of the Venezuelan President. This was reported by The tiempo.
The publication writes that demonstrators are currently setting up barricades and setting fire to cars and construction debris on the roads.
People with covered faces and machine guns roam the streets.
There is currently no information on the number of victims. The western part of the city is covered in smoke due to the riots.
The previous day, opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez held a press conference and declared their victory with more than 6 million votes.
According to the results published by the National Electoral Council (CNE), Nicolas Maduro was re-elected in the presidential elections held in Venezuela on July 28. The opposition rejected this data and said they would “defend the truth”. More than 21 million people were eligible to vote. The CNE confirmed that with 80% of the tabulations counted, Maduro received 5,150,092 votes, equivalent to 51.20%, while Edmundo Gonzalez received 4,445,978 votes, equal to 44%.
Previously Venezuelan stated Upon the recall of diplomats from many Latin American countries.
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Source: Gazeta
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