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World leaders voice concern as thousands arrested in Venezuela after disputed election

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Pope Francis says Venezuela is “living a critical situation” in his traditional Sunday remarks at the Vatican .

President Nicolás Maduro announced Saturday that the government has arrested 2,000 opponents.

At a rally in the Venezuelan capital Caracas , Maduro pledged to detain more people and send them to prison.

Based on 96.87 percent of tally sheets, Maduro had won 6.4 million votes and Gonzalez had 5.3 million .

There has been a flurry of diplomatic efforts to convince Maduro to allow an impartial audit of the vote.

Brazil , Colombia and Mexico have called on Venezuela ’s electoral authorities “to move forward expeditiously and publicly release” detailed voting data.

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