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Venezuela election: Opposition calls for protests over presidential poll

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President Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner by the government-controlled electoral commission.

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado posted a video on social media in which she said Venezuelans should "take to the streets" worldwide on Saturday 17 August in support of her party's claim of victory.

Opposition says its candidate, Edmundo González , was the real winner, and has called for commission to release data from polling stations.

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English

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