Protesters rally in Venezuela’s capital as post-election crisis persists
Al Jazeera
Opposition calls for people ‘to remain united’ as day of protests called to denounce Nicolas Maduro’s election victory.
Opposition protesters are taking to the streets of Venezuela’s capital once more to denounce the results of a recent election that saw President Nicolas Maduro secure another term in power.
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado urged her supporters “to remain firm and united” in a social media post on Saturday, shortly after she called for people to demonstrate in hundreds of cities across the country and abroad.
“They’re trying to scare us, to divide us, to paralyse us, to demoralise us, but they can’t because they are absolutely entrenched in their lies [and] violence,” Machado said.
The South American nation has seen weeks of unrest following the July 28 election, which opposition leaders said was marred by fraud.
The National Electoral Council (CNE) formally declared Maduro the vote winner, saying in early August that he had secured 52 percent support compared with 43 percent for main opposition challenger Edmundo Gonzalez.
