Venezuela vote

Venezuela arrests two top opposition leaders

The Venezuelan intelligence service arrested two prominent opposition leaders, their relatives say, a day after a vote to choose a much-condemned assembly that supersedes parliament.

Maduro claims vote win, opposition vows protests

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claims victory in an internationally criticised election for an assembly to rewrite the constitution, but the opposition cries fraud and vowed to keep protesting despite a deadly crackdown.

August 1, 2017
August 1, 2017

Venezuela arrests two top opposition leaders

The Venezuelan intelligence service arrested two prominent opposition leaders, their relatives say, a day after a vote to choose a much-condemned assembly that supersedes parliament.

July 31, 2017
July 31, 2017

Maduro claims vote win, opposition vows protests

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claims victory in an internationally criticised election for an assembly to rewrite the constitution, but the opposition cries fraud and vowed to keep protesting despite a deadly crackdown.

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