CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro called Monday for the state to use an 'iron fist' after deadly protests in response to his July reelection, which has been dismissed at home and abroad as a sham.
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro called Monday for the state to use an 'iron fist' after deadly protests in response to his July reelection, which has been dismissed at home and abroad as a sham.As the official protest death toll rose to 25, Maduro urged 'severe justice' for violence he blames on the opposition, which insists its candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia had won the July 28 vote by a landslide.
Maduro has accused the opposition leadership of encouraging a 'coup d'etat' against him, and of fomenting a 'civil war situation' he said has been neutralized.Maduro's previous reelection, in 2018, was rejected by dozens of countries, including the United States and EU members.But years of damaging sanctions failed to dislodge the president, who enjoys loyalty from the military leadership and state institutions, as well as Russia, China and Cuba.
Urges State 'Iron Fist' As Protest Toll Mounts
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