Venezuela’s Contested Election Result Sparks Protests in Caracas

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Hundreds of Venezuelans have taken to the streets to protest what they say is a fraudulent win by President Nicolás Maduro, the longtime socialist leader who presided over the country’s economic collapse. #politics #venezuela #maduro • The capital of Caracas was eerily quiet most of the morning, but protests have begun to intensify. Hundreds marched toward downtown from Petare, one of the city’s largest low-income neighborhoods. Some were on motorcycles, others were on foot. Some appeared to be armed with guns. Around 4:30 p.m., hundreds had reached Caracas’ international airport, screaming “freedom.” • The demonstrations followed a presser Monday morning in which the regime claimed opposition leader María Corina Machado was involved in a plot to alter voting results sent from polling places to electoral authority headquarters. Shortly after, Maduro was certified as Venezuela’s president elect. The moves escalated tensions in an already contentious vote that was the biggest threat yet to Maduro’s rule. • Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl... • -------- • Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://trib.al/KM4k5RA • Subscribe to Bloomberg Originals: https://trib.al/dJv9Uw8 • Bloomberg Quicktake brings you global social video spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. • Connect with us on… • YouTube: / bloomberg • Breaking News on YouTube: / @bloombergquicktakenow

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