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Venezuelan Protests Intensify as International Observers Question Election Integrity

Venezuelan Protests Intensify as International Observers Question Election Integrity

Demonstrators hold Venezuela's national flag to contest the election outcome that granted President Nicolas Maduro a third term, in Maracaibo, Venezuela. REUTERS/Isaac Urrutia

CARACAS – Protests erupted across Venezuela on Tuesday, with demonstrators demanding that President Nicolas Maduro acknowledge his defeat in Sunday’s election, as a major international observer concluded the vote was undemocratic. The protests, which the government has labeled as an attempted “coup,” began on Monday after the electoral authority declared Maduro the winner with 51% […]