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The country was just hours away from the presidential inauguration of Nicolas Maduro, who was set to be sworn in for a new term, despite overwhelming evidence from the opposition that he lost the election by a landslide.
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The country was just hours away from the presidential inauguration of Nicolas Maduro, who was set to be sworn in for a new term, despite overwhelming evidence from the opposition that he lost the election by a landslide.
Late in the morning, a handful of opposition demonstrators began marching in the streets in part of the city, joined spontaneously by passers-by.
Opposition figurehead Maria Corina Machado has called on her supporters to demonstrate across Venezuela to try to force Maduro from power.
Unlike previous presidential elections, election authorities did not provide detailed vote counts to support the announced result.
The Venezuelan government displayed President Nicolas Maduro’s face and other national symbols during a drone show at a military air base in Caracas on Thursday evening.