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Opposition supporters have gathered across Venezuela to protest against Nicolas Maduro’s disputed victory in last month’s presidential election.<\/p>\n

Opposition leader Mar\u00eda Corina Machado joined thousands of protesters in the capital, Caracas, and urged them not to be afraid.<\/p>\n

Ms Machado, who had been in hiding after being accused of insurrection, said there was nothing above the voice of the people, and that the people had spoken.<\/p>\n

Police and the army were deployed in force as supporters of Mr Maduro also held a demonstration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“We won’t leave the streets,” Ms Machado told protesters, with many of them waving copies of election records from their voting stations as proof of victory.<\/p>\n

She had called for nationwide protests to intensify pressure on Mr Maduro to concede.<\/p>\n

Some demonstrators seemed determined to carry on.<\/p>\n

“This is a criminal government that wants to hold on to power. I smell freedom, I have nothing to fear,” said Adriana Calzadilla, quoted by AFP news agency.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope for Maduro to recognise his defeat and hand over the power peacefully,” medical student Jose Berbin told Reuters. <\/p>\n

“What I think will happen is that the dictatorship will get harder, we all need to unite against the dictatorship and show that good people are more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Maduro has insisted he won a third six-year term, but the opposition released tallies it said showed its candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez, winning by a wide margin.<\/p>\n

Speaking from an unidentified location, Mr Gonzalez said it was time for an “orderly transition”.<\/p>\n

At his rival rally, Mr Maduro mocked Mr Gonzalez, saying he was “living in a cave”.<\/p>\n

The electoral commission, controlled by allies of Mr Maduro, has refused to release detailed results, but declared he won with 52% of the vote. Independent observers said it lacked transparency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Since the election, anti-government protests have flared up and hundreds of people have been arrested by the security forces, which remain loyal to President Maduro.<\/p>\n

According to the Venezuelan government, more than 2,400 people have been detained since 29 July, the day the disputed election result was announced.<\/p>\n

The UN denounced the fact that street protests and criticism on social media have been met with “fierce repression” by the state<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Similar demonstrations have been held in cities around the world, from Australia to Spain and also in the United Kingdom, Canada, Colombia, Mexico and Argentina.<\/p>\n

The European Union, the United States and a number of Latin American nations have refused to recognise the result.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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