Today's Video Headlines: 07/29/24
As thousands of people demonstrated across Venezuela , opposition candidate Edmundo González announced Monday that his campaign has the proof it needs to show he won the country’s disputed election in which electoral authorities named
Ex-First Lady of France Carla Bruni-Sarkozy accused of fraud and witness tampering, faces up to 20 years in prison A man fired a gun as the protesters moved through the city’s financial district. No one suffered a gunshot wound.A demonstrator reacts when Molotov cocktails hit the ground in front of security forces during protests against election results after Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro and his opposition rival Edmundo Gonzalez claimed victory in Sunday’s presidential election, in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela on July 29, 2024.
“A free people is one that is respected, and we are going to fight for our freedom,” Gonzalez said. “Dear friends, I understand your indignation, but our response from the democratic sectors is of calmness and firmness.” But the ruling party wields tight control over the voting system, both through a loyal five-member electoral council and a network of longtime local party coordinators who get near unrestricted access to voting centers.
“He has to go. One way or another,” said María Arráez, a 27-year-old hairdresser, as she joined in the demonstration. The electoral council’s results came as a shock to many who had celebrated, online and outside a few voting centers, what they believed was a landslide victory for González. González was the unlikeliest of opposition standard bearers. The 74-year-old was unknown until he was tapped in April as a last-minute stand-in for opposition powerhouse Machado, who was blocked by the Maduro-controlled supreme court from running for any office for 15 years.
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