Protests Erupt in Venezuela After Disputed Election Results

Published on July 30, 2024

Protests erupted in Venezuela on July 29 in the wake of a disputed election result in which both President Nicolas Maduro and his opponent, Edmundo Gonzalez, claimed victory. The Venezuelan Conflict Observatory, an advocacy group, reported on social media about clashes between some protesters and security forces. The group said that more than 180 protests occurred in 20 of the country’s 23 states. “Numerous acts of repression and violence carried out by paramilitary collectives and security forces have been reported,” the group wrote in a July 29 post on the social media platform X. On Monday, protesters tore down a statue of Hugo Chavez, Mr. Maduro’s late mentor, who was elected in 1999 and died in 2013. Mr. Chavez ushered in an era of socialist rule in the country....

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