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Venezuela's Opposition, Maduro Supporters Hold Separate Rallies in Caracas

© AP Photo / Cristian HernandezVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, center, accompanied by lawmaker Diosdado Cabello, second left, first lady Cilia Flores march in a pro-government rally, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez )
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, center, accompanied by lawmaker Diosdado Cabello, second left, first lady Cilia Flores march in a pro-government rally, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez ) - Sputnik International, 1920, 18.08.2024
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CARACAS (Sputnik) - The Venezuelan opposition held a rally demanding that the results of the presidential election be published, while at another rally, thousands of Venezuelans gathered in the center of Caracas to express their support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who won the presidential election, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
The protesters gathered on one of the major avenues in Caracas, holding printed acts of the election commissions in their hands.
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado also joined the rally, but presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez did not take part in the event. The rally was peaceful.
Venezuelans supporting Maduro also held a rally.
"We took to the streets again to reaffirm our support for President Nicolas Maduro and his victory on July 28," Marlon Llamosas, a resident of the city, told Sputnik.
The presidential election in Venezuela were held on July 28, the next day the National Electoral Council declared Nicolas Maduro the elected president for 2025-2031, with 51% of the vote received. On Monday, July 29, protests broke out in Venezuela, with clashes between police and protesters in Caracas. The latter began throwing stones and Molotov cocktails at law enforcement officers. According to the Prosecutor General's Office, 77 security officials were injured, 1,062 people were detained in cases of destruction of state infrastructure, incitement to hatred and terrorism. The Venezuelan government has declared that a number of countries were interfering in the election and in the people's right to self-determination.
Moscow declared that the Venezuelan opposition must admit defeat in the election. In addition, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned third countries against supporting attempts to destabilize the situation inside Venezuela.
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