Venezuelans rally in Caracas to defend opposition’s victory claim
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00:00They came to support the Venezuelan opposition.
00:03Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was there to lead what was billed as a protest
00:08for the truth in the Venezuelan capital.
00:10She had come out of hiding to be present.
00:14She vows anti-government protests will continue to dispute Nicolas Maduro's re-election victory
00:20claim.
00:24We won't leave the streets.
00:26We must proceed with intelligence, prudence, resilience, boldness and peacefully, because
00:36violence benefits them.
00:39Machado had called for mass gatherings in more than 300 cities in Venezuela and worldwide
00:46to pressure Maduro.
00:50The country's National Electoral Council said he won 52% of the vote in the 28th of July
00:55presidential ballot.
00:57The opposition says polling station level results show its candidate Edmundo González
01:02was the clear winner with 67% of the vote.
01:06González is in hiding.
01:08He released a video to say the opposition would not surrender to the Maduro government.
01:15Instead of preparing democratically for a peaceful transition, the regime has decided
01:20to persecute, imprison and murder compatriots who have only demanded for their majority
01:27will to be respected.
01:32We have the votes, we have the tallies and we have the support of the international community.
01:39The draft resolution on the situation in Venezuela is hereby adopted by consensus.
01:45The Organization of American States is calling on the Venezuelan authorities to publish results
01:49expeditiously.
01:51Maduro has asked the Supreme Court, which is said to be loyal to him, to certify the
01:56election outcome.
01:57His previous re-election in 2018 was rejected by many countries including the US, as well
02:02as countries in Europe and Latin America.