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After the heavy defeat of the government’s opponents in the parliamentary elections in Venezuela, the opposition challenged the government of President Nicolas Maduro by holding a popular referendum, according to photos broadcast by Reuters news agency.
The leader of the opposition, who declared himself interim president, Juan Guaidó, after casting his vote in this referendum, said: “Today, Venezuela is raising its voice.“.
The referendum organized by the government’s opponents poses to the citizens a question whether they are calling for President Maduro to resign and calling for parliamentary elections, and whether they recognize the vote that took place last Sunday..
Venezuelans at home and abroad were able to vote in polling stations and on the Internet in this referendum.
Last Sunday, the socialists who were ruling the country won a two-thirds majority in the National Assembly, and thus they regained control over the last institution in the South American country, which was controlled by the opposition among the state institutions..
Government opponents boycotted the vote on Sunday largely because they did not see the conditions conducive to holding free and fair elections.
Venezuela is in a deep crisis, and Guaido declared himself interim president early last year 2019, and several countries recognized him as the legitimate president of the country, including Germany and the United States..
However, Guaido did not succeed in proving his strength in front of Maduro, who rules the country with a strong grip, and is backed by a strong army in the struggle for power, the United Nations accuses the security forces in Venezuela of committing serious human rights violations..
The Venezuelan opposition is organizing a popular referendum
The Venezuelan opposition is organizing a popular referendum to reject the election result
The Venezuelan opposition is organizing a referendum to reject the results of the parliamentary elections
A referendum for the Venezuelan opposition to reject the results of the parliamentary elections
The Venezuelan opposition is organizing a referendum to reject the election result
The Venezuelan opposition is organizing a popular referendum
The opposition is organizing a popular referendum to reject the election result
