Venezuela is experiencing hours of high social and political tension. Following the presidential elections, held on Sunday, July 28, the officialism – headed by Nicolas Maduro – was declared the winnerwhile the opposition – led by Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, denounced electoral fraud.
In this context, and after Maduro’s proclamation, people opposed to the official government began to demonstrate against the election results in different areas of the country. One of these protests took place in the State of Falconwhere one Angry mob toppled statue of former President Hugo Chavez Frias. The moment was recorded and the images quickly went viral on social media.
The moment when protesters knock down the statue of Hugo Chavez
“And it will fall, and it will fall, this government will fall!”chanted the protesters as they marched, while being dispersed by the National Guard with tear gas and rubber bullets. Violence broke out in several cities, and in places such as La Guaira, Falcón and Guárico, protests against the Nicolas Maduro.
In one of those same, specifically in the state of Falcón, a group of protesters knocked down a statue of Hugo ChavezMaduro’s predecessor. The video was shared on social media and quickly went viral.
However, it happened with Chavez’s symbols was replicated in different localities, such as La Guaira and Guárico. Two days after the election results were announced by the National Electoral Council Venezuelan, the Protests continue in the streets and tensions between the government and the opposition are increasing.
The consequences of the massive protests
At least two people were killed, 46 were arrested and dozens were injured during protests in Venezuela against the election results on Monday. In this context, Nicolas Maduro was proclaimed victor and denounced an attempted coup by the opposition.
Hundreds of Venezuelan opposition protesters took to the streets across the country to protest, chanting various slogans and songs against the controversial re-election of President Nicolás Maduro.Let him hand over power now“, they claimed.
In the afternoon, members of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB, militarized police) and the Bolivarian National Police (PNB) advanced – with tear gas and rubber bullets – on protesters who were on the main highway in the Venezuelan capital.
The first victim was recorded in the Maracay Clinical Hospital (HCM)in the state Araguaas a result of the confrontation between security forces and protesters, According to the health center, the 30-year-old man lost his life during a demonstration.
According to the Efecto Cocuyo portal, this is Rancés Yzarra, a student who was hit by a bullet.when he was protesting in the surroundings of the San Jacinto Roundabout, in Maracay, Aragua state”. The HCM then published a list of 18 names of people who were injured during the demonstrations. In addition, the hospital asked citizens for resources to care for victims.
After what happened with Yzarra, the spokesperson for the NGO Foro Penal, Alfredo Romeroconfirm the death of a second personThis time, it occurred in the state of Yaracuy, located in the west of the country.
Source: Ambito
