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Venezuela Opposition Urges Army To Take 'Side Of The People'

A poster featuring Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro hangs in front of a gas station in the Petare neighborhood in Caracas on August 5, 2024 (Credit: AFP)

Venezuelan opposition leaders Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia and Maria Corina Machado on Monday asked the military and police officers to "take the side of the people" after the disputed reelection of Nicolas Maduro.

The opposition alleges Gonzalez Urrutia was the rightful victor of the presidential election on July 28 that has plunged the oil-rich nation into political crisis.

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