Venezuela’s opposition leaders are calling on the country’s armed forces to abandon its support of President Nicolás Maduro and stop repressing demonstrators who have come out in force to defend their votes in last Sunday's election. The armed forces are traditionally the arbiter of political disputes in Venezuela.
Residents try to block a street to protest the official results the day after the presidential election as National Guards work to remove them in Caracas, Venezuela , Monday, July 29, 2024. Military personnel help assist an elderly voter during the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela , Sunday, July 28, 2024.
In a message posted Monday on social media, Edmundo González — who the U.S. and a half dozen countries have recognized as the victor — and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado called on rank and file members of the security forces to rethink their loyalty.
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