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Protesters rally in Venezuela’s capital as post-election crisis persists

Opposition calls for people ‘to remain united’ as day of protests called to denounce Nicolas Maduro’s election victory.

Opposition protesters are taking to the streets of Venezuela’s capital once more to denounce the results of a recent election that saw President Nicolas Maduro secure another term in power.

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado urged her supporters “to remain firm and united” in a social media post on Saturday, shortly after she called for people to demonstrate in hundreds of cities across the country and abroad.

“We won’t leave the streets,” Machado told the crowd in Caracas, where hundreds of demonstrators waved the national flag and printed copies of election records that the opposition says is proof of its election victory.

“With intelligence, prudence, resilience, boldness … peaceful protest is our right,” she said.