Shops and public transport across Venezuela shut down because of tensions over a fiercely disputed presidential election and rumors of more opposition arrests.
Demonstrators burn rubber and objects during a protest against reelection of Venezuela n President Nicolas Maduro for the 3rd term one day after the Venezuela n presidential elections in Caracas, Venezuela on July 29, 2024.Shops and public transport across Venezuela shut down on Wednesday as tensions over a fiercely disputed presidential election and rumors of more opposition arrests and sporadic violence kept many people home.
Early Monday morning, Venezuela's electoral authority — which the opposition accuses of being in Maduro's pocket - announced that he won another term in office, attracting 51% of the vote, with a seven-point margin over Gonzalez. Meanwhile, international pressure on the government has mounted to release full results, including from regional heavyweights the United States and Brazil.
Some Maduro allies, like Congress head Jorge Rodriguez, have said that Gonzalez and high-profile opposition leader Maria Corina Machado should be arrested for their role in the anti-government protests, including in longtime ruling party strongholds. The popular former lawmaker was barred by a government-allied court from running for president, but still managed to galvanize support behind Gonzalez, a retired diplomat, at mass rallies in the lead-up to the vote.
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