CARACAS, Venezuela—Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro took to the streets Wednesday in an attempt to revive protests against him as he tightens his grip on power following last month’s disputed election.
Maria Corina Machado leads a protest against the reelection of President Nicolás Maduro one month after the disputed presidential vote which she claims the opposition won by a landslide, in Caracas, Venezuela on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024.
In weeks of on-again, off-again demonstrations, the opposition’s rallying cry has been constant but so far ineffective. Opponents have demanded that officials publish results from each polling station that they say would expose Maduro’s attempts to steal the election. Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who along with González went into hiding following the election, re-emerged to attend Wednesday’s rally, waving a Venezuelan flag and hugging small children from the back of a truck as supporters shouted “Freedom!”
“Those who say the passage of time favors Maduro are wrong,” Machado said to throngs of supporters who filled an avenue in Caracas. “Every day he’s more isolated, more toxic.” Cabello’s appointment stoked fears that a crackdown that has already led to more than 2,000 arrests—of journalists, politicians and students—is likely to intensify.
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