Venezuela: Protests against Maduro’s contested reelection

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Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado made a surprise appearance at a rally after spending much of the week in hiding. She said her life and freedom are at risk.

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado made a surprise appearance at a rally after spending much of the week in hiding. She said her life and freedom are at risk.

Thousands of people took to the streets across Venezuela on Saturday to protest against the widely disputed reelection of President Nicolas Maduro.

They waved the national flag and sang the national anthem in support of an opposition candidate they believe won the presidential vote.

Authorities have declared Maduro the winner of last Sunday’s election but have yet to produce voting tallies to prove he won.

Maduro also urged his backers to attend his own “mother of all marches” later Saturday in the capital city, Caracas.

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado made a surprise appearance at the rally in Caracas after spending much of the week in hiding, saying that her life and freedom were at risk.

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