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Venezuela elections: opposition calls for boycott of vote

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Venezuela opposition leaders win European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize

Prize-winners underline European Parliament's tough stance against the presumptive incumbent Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who's re-election the hemicycle decries as bogus.

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Venezuelans rally worldwide to demand democracy

One of the largest protests took place in the Spanish capital Madrid, where around 70,000 Venezuelans live.

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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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Venezuela rejects EU vote recognising opposition as winner of election

The European Parliament voted on Thursday to recognise Venezuela's exiled presidential candidate Edmundo González as the "legitimate and democratically elected President of Venezuela,"

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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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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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EU rejects 'democratic legitimacy' of Venezuela's Maduro

The EU's 27 foreign ministers said Maduro would remain Venezuela's de facto president but that they denied his democratic legitimacy.

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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.

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Venezuelan expats protest presidential election results

Venezuelans across the world have taken to the streets to defend the opposition’s claim to victory in last month’s disputed presidential election.

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Venezuela elections: Maduro calls EU request a 'disgrace'

Representatives from the European Union and world leaders have cast doubt on Venezuela's official declaration that President Nicolás Maduro won last Sunday's election.

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Thousands of Venezuelan opposition supporters rally in capital

Thousands of people rallied in the streets of Venezuela's capital Saturday to support an opposition candidate they believe won the presidential election by a landslide.

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Venezuela election results remain unverified as tensions rise

The US-based Carter Centre expressed concerns over the validity of incumbent president Nicolas Maduro's apparent win.

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EU urges transparency in Venezuela but says sanctions are 'premature'

A joint EU statement denouncing "irregularities" in Venezuela's presidential election was blocked by Hungary, leading Josep Borrell to publish his own.

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Venezuelans clash with police over disputed election result

Following the protests, opposition candidate Edmundo González said he had proof he won the ballot.

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Maduro declared winner in Venezuela's presidential election

The sitting president has reportedly secured 51% of the vote, beating the main opposition candidate, Edmundo González by a significant margin.