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María Corina Machado says president should understand he lost vote, amid international doubts over victory claim

From tearing down posters of Maduro's presidential campaign to tumbling down statues of Chávez, protesters unloaded their frustration throughout the day

After being proclaimed winner of Sunday's elections in Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro gave a long speech in which he remembered Hugo Chávez, promised peace, asked for international respect for the results, and claimed there was a hack of the electoral system, which delayed the vote counting process.

Result with 80% of votes is immediately challenged by opposition and several governments

Edmundo González Urrutia could upset Nicolás Maduro’s run for a third term – but several obstacles can prevent a regime change

During a nationally televised intervention, Maduro constantly recalled his predecessor while presenting his "Plan of the Future"

Nicolás Maduro has survived an almost impossible litany of threats since becoming the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's political heir in 2013

The past two months have been unlike anything Edmundo González Urrutia had ever experienced: He gave political speeches, shook people’s hands and waved from the top of a truck moving through cheering crowds gathered across Venezuela

Maria Corina Machado, a symbol of hope and perseverance in Venezuela, faces challenges and inspires many to stand up against repression.