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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Javier TOVAR

Game Over? Venezuelan Opposition Looks Cornered As Maduro Digs In

A riot police officer uses tear gas against demonstrators during a protest by opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in the Catia neighborhood of Caracas on July 29, 2024 (Credit: AFP)

Venezuela's battered opposition is running out of options for challenging President Nicolas Maduro's claim to have won reelection.

Opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia fled in exile to Spain over the weekend. The popular leader he stood in for at the polls, Maria Corina Machado, is in hiding. Other opposition figures have been arrested and Maduro is firmly in charge of the oil-rich nation -- showing no sign of yielding.

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