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Venezuela: Elections continue to be contested
In Venezuela, the electoral authority has confirmed the re-election of Nicolas Maduro. A vote contested in the streets but also internationally.
(France Info)
In Venezuela, the electoral authority has confirmed the re-election of Nicolas Maduro. A vote contested in the streets but also internationally.
Maria Corina Machado speaks in a video from an undisclosed location, the Venezuelan opposition leader says she fears for her life since Nicolas Maduro threatened to imprison her. She calls for nationwide protests on Saturday, August 3. “We will come together as a family, we will assert the truth“, she cried.
In eastern Caracas, residents fear repression of Saturday’s movement. “We live in a country of uncertainty“, estimates a Venezuelan.
Many Venezuelans have been protesting since their window Or their balcony for fear of activist groups accused of suppressing anti-government protests.
About ten civilians were killed and nearly 1,000 people were arrested. Many leaders of government expressed serious doubts about the results. “Venezuela’s National Electoral Council quickly declared Maduro the winner without supporting evidence“, said U.S. State Department spokesman Vedant Patel.
All candidates for the presidential election were summoned before the Supreme Court of Justice on Friday, August 2, to settle disputes, a court considered to be very close to Nicolas Maduro.
