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Maduro 'lacks any democratic legitimacy', says EU

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas stated that the country's authorities "have not respected" the will of the Venezuelan people.

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Maduro's inauguration sparks controversy in Venezuela

Demonstrators took to the streets of Caracas, Venezuela, on Thursday in a spontaneous attempt to block Nicolas Maduro's inauguration for a third term on Friday

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Maduro's inauguration sparks demonstrations across South America

Protests erupted across Latin America against the controversial inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro for a third term.

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Maria Machado arrested then freed after leading a Caracas protest

Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado defies Maduro to lead protests that ended with her brief arrest.

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María Corina Machado arrested after coming out of hiding

Machado's reappearrance coincided with the announcement of Edmundo González in the Dominican Republic of returning to Caracas to assume the presidency.

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Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González is in Panama

Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González is mobilizing regional backing, asserting he won July’s election over President Nicolás Maduro.

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Edmundo González says his son-in-law was kidnapped in Caracas

Self-exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González says his son-in-law was kidnapped on Tuesday in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas.

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What to know about Venezuela's upcoming presidential inauguration

Both president Nicolás Maduro and opposition leader María Corina Machado, who is currently in hiding, have urged their supporters to take to the streets on Friday.

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Venezuela offers €97,000 reward for location of opposition candidate

Edmundo González fled to Spain after the government of Nicolas Maduro cracked down on protests that were sparked by its controversial election victory in July.

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US recognises Venezuela's opposition candidate as president-elect

President Joe Biden's administration had previously said González had earned the most votes in the disputed July 28 election, but had fallen short of acknowledging him as president-elect.

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Mothers of detained teens fight for release after Venezuela protests

Mothers of detained teenagers in Venezuela are protesting outside Tocuyito prison, demanding their children's release and condemning "arbitrary arrests and poor treatment".

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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado: Europe is with us

Machado told Euronews in an exclusive interview what Brussels' support means to her and her compatriots after the European Parliament recognised Edmundo González as president-elect.

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Machado: EU recognising González as winner in Venezuela is historic

The European Parliament's decision showed Europe is with us, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said in an exclusive interview.

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Right-wing MEPs unite to recognise González as Venezuelan president

It is the first time the Strasbourg hemicycle's bolstered right-wing factions unite in a vote since June's European elections.

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PM Sánchez at odds with Congress over exiled Venezuelan leader

Edmundo González arrived in Spain on Sunday after fleeing Venezuela on a Spanish army jet following a hotly contested presidential election, which several foreign governments believe he won.

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EU must play 'leading role' in Venezuela, says opposition journalist

Former Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González has fled into exile after being granted asylum in Spain, delivering a major blow to millions who placed their hopes in his upstart campaign to end two decades of single-party rule.

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31 former Ibero-American leaders call for Maduro's arrest

In statements to Euronews, former Colombian President Andrés Pastrana said that in Venezuela there has not been an electoral fraud but a 'coup d'état'. He urged the International Criminal Court to protect the country's civilian population.

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President Nicolás Maduro reschedules Venezuelan Christmas to 1 October

Venezuela's president has decreed an early start to the Christmas season. However, amid a deep political crisis, not everyone in the country is in the mood for caroling.

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Venezuela orders arrest of opposition candidate Edmundo González

The warrant came after opposition leader María Corina Machado posted election records online, which allegedly revealed that President Nicolás Maduro had lost to the former diplomat by a significant margin.

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Maduro accuses Borrell of complicity in Gaza war as tensions soar

Borrell, the EU's top diplomat, has said that publicly available voting records suggest Maduro was defeated in Venezuela's presidential election.