02:37The streets of eastern Caracas were filled with supporters of the opposition leaders, Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonzalez, as thousands gathered on Saturday for the 'World Day of Protests for Venezuela' in the midst of the ongoing post-election crisis.
Footage shows supporters attending the rally marked by passionate speeches by the opposition leader. People can be seen waving national flags, holding placards reading: 'There is no hacking, your Maduro intends to hack the will of Venezuela. The truth is on the record', 'I defend my vote', 'Release all political prisoners,' among others.
"Understand what we did, the greatest civic agenda in the history of Venezuela was made by us," said Maria Corina Machado during her address to the supporters.
"I want to have hope that freedom will come, that's what I believe. But it is a hope, I don't know if it is concrete because we don't have weapons, we don't have judges, everything is kidnapped here so, disparate, it is a very difficult fight. So I am as a citizen but let me tell you that we are going to achieve it, I hope so but we are fighting with a monster," said supporter, Carolina Lizardi.
On Thursday, Colombia and Brazil called for new elections in Venezuela, but Machado criticized it as 'disrespectful' to the popular will expressed on July 28. On Friday, Brazil’s President Lula da Silva referred to the situation in Caracas as 'very unpleasant' and emphasised the need for a detailed breakdown of the vote.
The National Electoral Council of Venezuela has declared that Nicolas Maduro won the presidential election for a historic third term. However, the decision was rejected by the opposition and led to intense protests.
Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia claimed that he was the legitimate winner of the July 28 presidential election. The United States and several Latin American countries have recognised Urrutia as the winner and have called on Venezuela's election officials to release their data.
In the meantime, Maduro took to the Supreme Court to have his victory confirmed and the country's election authority said it had handed the election data to the court.
'I defend my vote' - Thousands of Maria Corina supporters rally in Caracas as post-election crisis continues
The streets of eastern Caracas were filled with supporters of the opposition leaders, Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonzalez, as thousands gathered on Saturday for the 'World Day of Protests for Venezuela' in the midst of the ongoing post-election crisis.
Footage shows supporters attending the rally marked by passionate speeches by the opposition leader. People can be seen waving national flags, holding placards reading: 'There is no hacking, your Maduro intends to hack the will of Venezuela. The truth is on the record', 'I defend my vote', 'Release all political prisoners,' among others.
"Understand what we did, the greatest civic agenda in the history of Venezuela was made by us," said Maria Corina Machado during her address to the supporters.
"I want to have hope that freedom will come, that's what I believe. But it is a hope, I don't know if it is concrete because we don't have weapons, we don't have judges, everything is kidnapped here so, disparate, it is a very difficult fight. So I am as a citizen but let me tell you that we are going to achieve it, I hope so but we are fighting with a monster," said supporter, Carolina Lizardi.
On Thursday, Colombia and Brazil called for new elections in Venezuela, but Machado criticized it as 'disrespectful' to the popular will expressed on July 28. On Friday, Brazil’s President Lula da Silva referred to the situation in Caracas as 'very unpleasant' and emphasised the need for a detailed breakdown of the vote.
The National Electoral Council of Venezuela has declared that Nicolas Maduro won the presidential election for a historic third term. However, the decision was rejected by the opposition and led to intense protests.
Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia claimed that he was the legitimate winner of the July 28 presidential election. The United States and several Latin American countries have recognised Urrutia as the winner and have called on Venezuela's election officials to release their data.
In the meantime, Maduro took to the Supreme Court to have his victory confirmed and the country's election authority said it had handed the election data to the court.
The streets of eastern Caracas were filled with supporters of the opposition leaders, Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonzalez, as thousands gathered on Saturday for the 'World Day of Protests for Venezuela' in the midst of the ongoing post-election crisis.
Footage shows supporters attending the rally marked by passionate speeches by the opposition leader. People can be seen waving national flags, holding placards reading: 'There is no hacking, your Maduro intends to hack the will of Venezuela. The truth is on the record', 'I defend my vote', 'Release all political prisoners,' among others.
"Understand what we did, the greatest civic agenda in the history of Venezuela was made by us," said Maria Corina Machado during her address to the supporters.
"I want to have hope that freedom will come, that's what I believe. But it is a hope, I don't know if it is concrete because we don't have weapons, we don't have judges, everything is kidnapped here so, disparate, it is a very difficult fight. So I am as a citizen but let me tell you that we are going to achieve it, I hope so but we are fighting with a monster," said supporter, Carolina Lizardi.
On Thursday, Colombia and Brazil called for new elections in Venezuela, but Machado criticized it as 'disrespectful' to the popular will expressed on July 28. On Friday, Brazil’s President Lula da Silva referred to the situation in Caracas as 'very unpleasant' and emphasised the need for a detailed breakdown of the vote.
The National Electoral Council of Venezuela has declared that Nicolas Maduro won the presidential election for a historic third term. However, the decision was rejected by the opposition and led to intense protests.
Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia claimed that he was the legitimate winner of the July 28 presidential election. The United States and several Latin American countries have recognised Urrutia as the winner and have called on Venezuela's election officials to release their data.
In the meantime, Maduro took to the Supreme Court to have his victory confirmed and the country's election authority said it had handed the election data to the court.