Venezuelans gathered in a peaceful protest claiming Edmundo Gonzalez as their elected president during Venezuela's July 28 presidential election.
A crowd of over 300 people gathered to support Edmundo Gonzalez as the rightful winner of the presidential election over Maduro
“I want to grow close to my grandparents, not just through a screen,” said Isabella Marquez, a 7-year-old girl who attended the rally with her mother, Steffany Chacon.As the sun hit hard at 4 p.m. Saturday, the air thrummed with an electric energy that mingled with the heartache of people longing for freedom waving flags and chanting the national anthem of Venezuela.
“We are doing this because they are curtailing our fundamental principles of democracy,” said Luis Torres, coordinator of Command with Venezuela in Dallas. “We are contesting a close election. We have a difference of more than 5 million votes, and they refuse to acknowledge it. … We are the voice of our people in Venezuela, because they can’t raise their voices.”
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