CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s opposition leaders are calling on the country’s armed forces to abandon their support of President Nicolás Maduro and stop repressing demonstrators who have come out in force to dispute the leader’s claim he prevailed in last Sunday’s election. The armed forces are traditionally the arbiter of political disputes in Venezuela […]


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Originally Published: <time datetime="2024-08-05 16:03:40">August 5, 2024 at 4:03 p.m.</time>

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s opposition leaders are calling on the country’s armed forces to abandon their support of President Nicolás Maduro and stop repressing de…{ai:summary}<p>In the dim alleys of Caracas, opposition leaders plead to the armed forces, urging them to drop their loyalty to Maduro and stop cracking down on the swelling crowds. The streets hum with unrest as claimants of power clash, and the military stands as the final judge. </p><p>The tension thickens like smoke in a backroom poker game, where the stakes are freedom and silence. #politics</p>

Venezuelan prosecutor calls for arrest of opposition leaders González, Machado over call to army

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