Protests in Venezuela LIVE | At least 4 dead and 44 injured in protests against Maduro’s fraud

At least four people were killed in violent protests that erupted on Monday following the disputed re-election of Venezuela’s president. Nicolas Maduro and which were repressed by the authorities, before new demonstrations called for this Tuesday by the Chavistas and the opposition. The NGO Foro Penal reported the first death in the state of Yaracuy (northwest), and then the National Hospital Survey, a network that monitors the hospital crisis, reported another three dead and 44 wounded, most by firearms. The Ministry of Defense reported that 23 military personnel were also wounded.

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The authorities They also arrested fifty peopleincluding opposition leader Freddy Superlano, in what the opposition has called an “escalation of repression.”

“And it will fall, and it will fall, this government will fall!” They shouted Thousands of protesters who marched in the gigantic working-class neighbourhood of Petare, the largest in Caracas. “Hand over power now!” others shouted.

Demonstrations were reported in different sectors of Caracassome very poor, where the militarized National Guard Several of them were dispersed with tear gas and rubber bullets. Gunshots were also heard in some neighbourhoods. There were also protests in the interior of the country.

“For the freedom of our country, “For the future of our children, we want freedom, we want Maduro to go, Maduro go!” Marina Sugey, a 42-year-old housewife, told AFP at the protest in Petare.

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He leaderre-elected for a third six-year term, He denounced an attempted coup d’état “of a fascist and counterrevolutionary nature”. The Minister of Defense, Vladimir Godfatherreported that 23 military personnel were injured.

The opposition led by Maria Corina Machado He denounces fraud and said he has “how to prove the truth” of the election he claims he won Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia on Sunday against the socialist president. Machado explained that after accessing copies of 73% of the voting records, a victory of 6.27 million votes is projected against 2.75 for Maduro.

“The difference was so big, overwhelming (…), in all the states of Venezuela“In all sectors, we won,” said Machado.

“Full review of the results”

The United States, key in the process that led to the election, and neighboring Brazil and Colombia, the three countries that have received the most Venezuelan migrants, questioned the scrutiny that grants Ripe a third six-year term with 51% of the votes, compared to 44% of Gonzalezaccording to him CNE, official line.

The Organization of American States (OAS) called an extraordinary meeting at the request of the governments of Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay, who requested a “complete review of the results.”

In response, the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry expelled diplomatic personnel from Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay, in response to what it considered “interventionist actions” by their countries.

In the Argentinian embassy Six collaborators of Maria Corina Machadowho reported a police siege of the diplomatic headquarters. The opposition has already reported the arrest of some 150 people linked to the campaign.

Venezuela announced the suspension of flights to and from Panama and the Dominican Republic starting Wednesdayin rejection of the position of their governments.

Panama It carries out the majority of flights arriving to Venezuela, while the Dominican Republic is the main connection to the United States.

China, Russia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Honduras and Bolivia congratulated Maduro. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he would recognize the CNE results.

A small delegation from the party was present at these elections. Carter Centerwho asked the CNE “to immediately publish the results of the presidential elections at the electoral college level.” A UN panel of experts will issue a confidential report.

“Maximum punishment”

Chavismo called for a “big march to Miraflores” on Tuesdaythe presidential palace, “to defend peace.”

Machado and González Urrutia called for “citizen assemblies” in different citiesNo further details were given, but the ambassador distanced himself from the day’s protests.

“They do not contribute to this objective,” he said at the press conference. “There is a lot of indignation and we understand that, but we have to remain calm and serene until we achieve victory.”

The Attorney General, Tarek William Saabsaid on the social network X that he would “punish with the maximum penalty those who attempt to repeat the unpunished and murderous” protests of those two years.

Most polls favored the opposition, which was marginalized from the presidential elections in 2018 and capitalized on the discontent of years of a crisis that shrank the Gross Domestic Product by 80% and led to the exile of some seven million Venezuelans, according to the UN.