August 3, 2024, 6:39 PM
August 3, 2024, 6:39 PM
The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro said this Saturday that “military and police patrols” will continue in the country, reiterating accusations of alleged opposition plans to provoke violence at protests against his re-election, which they have denounced as fraudulent.
“Military and police patrols are maintained throughout Venezuela to protect the people”Maduro said at a rally in Caracas, referring to protests that have left at least eleven dead according to human rights organizations and more than a thousand arrested.
March in support of Nicolás Maduro, in Caracas/ Photo; AFP
Maduro: “We will not accept” that the opposition “attempts to usurp” the presidency of Venezuela
Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday that the opposition’s attempt to usurp the presidency “will not be accepted,” amid questions about his re-election for a third term that sparked strong protests.
“We will not accept, under national laws, any attempt to usurp the presidency again,” Maduro said at a rally in which he drew a parallel between opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia, who is claiming victory in the July 28 elections, and leader Juan Guaidó, who was internationally recognized as interim president in 2019.
