A period of protests and violence has started in Venezuela, a country of South America. In fact, recently elections were held for the post of President in Venezuela in which President Nicolas Maduro has won again. However, there have been allegations of rigging in this election, after which a period of protests has started. According to the AFP report, 11 people have died so far in this demonstration against Nicolas Maduro. It is believed that these protests in Venezuela can also take the form of civil war.
What are the allegations of the opposition?
In fact, on 28 July, elections were held for the post of President in Venezuela. Before this election, in most surveys, opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez was being shown winning easily. However, when the results came, it was exactly opposite to the survey. Since then, protests have started in various areas of Venezuela. The opposition has refused to accept President Maduro’s victory and has alleged that the Election Commission has rigged the election.
What did Biden say?
In view of the growing discontent in Venezuela, US President Joe Biden has also become active. Joe Biden and Brazilian President Lula da Silva have appealed to the Venezuelan government to release the voting data of the presidential election. Both leaders said that electoral officials should release detailed voting data immediately.
Maduro elected for the third time
Electoral officials in Venezuela have been criticized since Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner in the election results. Let us tell you that Nicolas Maduro has been elected President of Venezuela for the third consecutive time. However, the opposition party has rejected the results, alleging rigging in the election.
