Venezuela’s Maduro Orders Military Patrol, Seeks Russia & China’s Help To Probe Election Cyberattack
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Venezuelan President Maduro ordered military and police patrols across the country amid a contested presidential election he claims to have won.
Spontaneous protests have been reported in various localities in the country.
At least 16 protesters reported killed
Background
Following Elvis Amoroso's statements announcing Nicolás Maduro's victory in the early hours of 29 July, the majority opposition, organized around María Corina Machado and the Democratic Unitary Platform candidate, Edmundo González, denounced electoral fraud. Several countries were skeptical of the results, calling for audits
Maduro was proclaimed president for a third term months before the scheduled change of government, and before publishing the total results of the vote
Machado stated that her party had obtained voter tally sheets that showed González winning in a landslide
Neither Machado nor González called for protests, but instead asked people to be present at the voting centers until they had records of the votes cast.
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