The political climate in Venezuela is tense as the government accuses the US of an attempted coup while the opposition reports an attack on its offices
A major Venezuelan opposition movement said today that its headquarters had been vandalized, while the country’s foreign minister accused the United States of leading what the government called a coup attempt, amid continuing tensions over the disputed outcome of the Latin nation’s presidential election. of America that sparked deadly protests.
The movement led by Venezuelan opposition leader MarÃa Corina Machado said six hooded men attacked its security guards overnight and stormed the movement’s headquarters in Caracas, taking equipment and vandalizing the premises.
“We denounce the attacks and the lack of security in which we exist for political reasons“, the movement said on social media.
Countries in the region, including Brazil, Mexico and Colombia, called on the Venezuelan government to release detailed vote counts after the electoral council declared President Nicolas Maduro the winner of a third term.
Venezuela’s Secretary of State Ivan Hill said today that the US was “at the forefront of an attempted coup” as the US State Department a day earlier recognized Maduro’s rival and opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as the winner of the election. .
Source :Skai
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