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Venezuela Opponent Defies Court Summons On Poll Dispute

Venezuelan opponent Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who claims he was the rightful winner of the country's presidential election, said Wednesday that he would defy a Supreme Court summons over the disputed results.

International Business Times

Venezuela Army Vows 'Absolute Loyalty' To Maduro After Opposition Appeal

Opposition leaders Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia and Maria Corina Machado on Monday appealed to the "conscience" of the military and police officers -- traditionally staunch allies of Maduro -- to "take the side of the people".

Latin Times

Venezuela Opposition Urges Army To Take 'Side Of The People'

Venezuelan opposition leaders Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia and Maria Corina Machado on Monday asked the military and police officers to "take the side of the people" after the disputed reelection of Nicolas Maduro.

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EU Joins Refusals To Recognize Maduro As Venezuela Vote Winner

The latest rejection comes as Venezuela's opposition backed outside calls for the results of last week's disputed presidential vote to be published, as the Pope said Venezuelans must "seek the truth" and warned against further violence.

Latin Times

EU refuses to recognise Maduro victory in disputed Venezuelan elections

The European Union has heaped further international pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, joining Washington and South American nations in refusing to recognise the win he has claimed in recent elections marked by fraud allegations.

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Venezuela's Maduro Says Opponents Should Be Locked Up

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, facing mounting pressure to offer evidence his election victory was valid, said Wednesday that opposition leaders Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia should be imprisoned following deadly protests across the country.

International Business Times

Pressure Mounts On Venezuela Over Disputed Maduro Election Win

International pressure mounted Wednesday on Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro to release voting records to back his contested election victory claim that has sent thousands onto the streets in protest, at the cost of a dozen lives so far.

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'We Are Not Afraid': Venezuelan Opposition Puts Up Peaceful Resistance

A young violinist accompanied thousands of opposition supporters belting out the Venezuelan national anthem Tuesday at a rally in Caracas, in a peaceful, but firm, rejection of an election victory claimed by strongman Nicolas Maduro.

International Business Times

Venezuelans Rally To Support Opposition After Disputed Vote

Venezuelans gathered Tuesday in a peaceful show of opposition support as their leader urged the military not to "repress the people" a day after four died in protests against President Nicolas Maduro's disputed presidential victory.

International Business Times

'They Robbed Us': Despair In Venezuela After Maduro Victory

The clatter and clang of people banging pots and pans from their windows echoed through the streets of Caracas on Monday as people expressed despair after an election they claimed was stolen by President Nicolas Maduro.

International Business Times

Venezuela Opposition Cries Foul Over Maduro Poll Victory

Venezuela's opposition declared it was the rightful victor of a presidential election as global concern poured in Monday over alleged irregularities in the re-election of strongman Nicolas Maduro.

International Business Times

Maduro Declared Venezuela Election Winner, Opposition Reject Result

Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner of Venezuela's presidential election on Sunday but the opposition and key regional neighbours immediately rejected the official results. Maduro won re-election with 51.2 percent of votes, while opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia received 44.2 percent, the electoral council announced.

International Business Times

Top Venezuelan official calls on supporters take to the streets as tensions rise

As polls officially closed in the historic Venezuelan elections, uncertainty dominates the landscape

Latin Times

Tense Venezuela Votes In Shadow Of 'Bloodbath' Warning

Venezuelans vote Sunday between continuity in President Nicolas Maduro or change in rival Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia amid high tension following the incumbent's threat of a "bloodbath" if he loses, which polls suggest is likely.

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Five Key Points As Venezuela Heads To The Polls

Venezuelans go to the polls Sunday to elect a president between incumbent Nicolas Maduro and rival Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, in a tense atmosphere marked by the last-minute barring of international observers and complaints of widespread opposition repression.

International Business Times

In Venezuela Vote, Both Sides Predict Victory, But Opposition Fears Fraud

Voters on both sides of the political aisle in Venezuela are convinced of victory in Sunday's presidential elections, in which incumbent Nicolas Maduro faces opposition challenger Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia.

Al Jazeera

Venezuela presidential candidates hold final rallies ahead of election

The incumbent President Nicolas Maduro and main contender Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia have wrapped up their campaigns.

France 24

‘Real enthusiasm’: Venezuela’s opposition may be on the cusp of unseating Maduro

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is vying for a third term in Sunday’s presidential election after being in power for more than a decade. But weakened by economic crisis and a deteriorating security situation, Hugo Chavez's chosen successor is trailing in polls against opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who is looking…

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Tense Venezuela Enters Final Day Of Election Campaign

A fraught election campaign closes Thursday in Venezuela, mired in uncertainty with President Nicolas Maduro having warned of a "bloodbath" if he loses -- which polls say is likely.

International Business Times

'Yes We Can!' Venezuela's Machado Beats Opposition Drum In Face Of Threats

Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, barred by the regime from contesting Sunday's presidential election but tirelessly campaigning for her stand-in, gets mobbed by adoring supporters wherever she goes.

International Business Times

Amid Fears Of Foul Play, Venezuela Girds For Uncertain Election

Uncertainty is hanging over Venezuela as it prepares for presidential elections next Sunday that many fear incumbent Nicolas Maduro will attempt to steal from the opposition candidate outshining him in polls.

International Business Times

Venezuela's Opposition Candidate Gonzalez Urrutia: From Placeholder To Pointman

Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, a soft-spoken grandfather who eschews the spotlight, is the Venezuelan opposition's hope for unseating strongman Nicolas Maduro in July 28 presidential elections.

International Business Times

Venezuelan Opposition Leader Denounces 37 Arrests Of Activists This Year

Thirty-seven political and social activists have been detained in Venezuela in the runup to July 28 elections in which Nicolas Maduro will seek a third, consecutive presidential term, opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said Monday.

Latin Times

Venezuelan government labels new opposition presidential choice as 'the candidate of imperialism'

Diosdado Cabello, a senior figure of the Maduro government, said that the Venezuelan people "know who the enemy is"

International Business Times

Time For 'Democratic Transition' In Venezuela: Opposition Candidate To AFP

Little-known Venezuelan diplomat Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, the consensus opposition candidate picked to confront President Nicolas Maduro in July elections, told AFP Wednesday it was time for a "peaceful, democratic transition."

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