Venezuelan streets fill with protesters opposing Maduro claim of election victory

  • 3 months ago
At least 11 people are killed in different parts of Venezuela as protests escalate, following the results of the elections. Protesters demand President Nicolas Maduro acknowledge he lost the election to the opposition.

Full story: https://www.rappler.com/world/latin-america/venezuela-protests-against-nicolas-maduro-updates-july-31-2024/
Transcript
00:00At least 11 people are killed in different parts of Venezuela as protests escalate following
00:06the results of the elections last Sunday, July 28.
00:10Protesters march and wave flags, demanding President Nicolas Maduro acknowledge he lost
00:15the election to the opposition.
00:17Maduro's government denounces the protests as an attempted coup.
00:21Venezuela's electoral authority declared Monday Maduro won a third term with 51% of votes.
00:27But the opposition says its candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez, had more than twice as many votes
00:32as Maduro based on the 90% of vote tallies it's been able to access.
00:37It also considers the election body to be in the pocket of Maduro's dictatorial government.
00:42Maduro and his top legislative ally accuse Gonzalez and opposition firebrand Maria Corina
00:47Machado of fomenting violence.

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