Grapevine

By Al Jazeera
Aug 2, 2024

Venezuelan opposition says office ransacked as election tensions grow

A major political opposition movement in Venezuela says its headquarters in the capital, Caracas, was vandalised overnight as tensions escalate in the aftermath of President Nicolas Maduro’s disputed election victory.

Vente Venezuela, the movement headed by opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, said six unidentified men wearing hoods and carrying guns overpowered its security guards to get into the office.

The news comes a day after Machado urged Venezuelans to take to the streets on Saturday to protest against Maduro’s re-election, which has thrust the South American nation into a political crisis.

Maduro faces growing international pressure to release the full vote breakdown from Sunday’s election amid concerns his government could launch a wider crackdown on opposition leaders and protesters.