01:51Violent clashes broke out in the city centre of Caracas on Monday, between the Venezuelan National Guard and protesters opposing President Nicolas Maduro's victory in the recent national elections.
Footage shows police deploying tear gas in an attempt to disperse the crowds. Protesters responded by setting tyres and trash on fire, while some were seen hurling stones at the advancing law enforcement officers, who were equipped with shields and full riot gear.
Venezuela’s electoral authorities declared President Nicolas Maduro the winner of Sunday’s presidential election, while the opposition also claimed victory.
Elvis Amoroso, the head of the National Electoral Council (CNE), announced that with 80 percent of the ballots counted, Maduro secured 51 percent of the vote, while his main rival Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia received 44 per cent. However, the Venezuelan opposition dismissed the CNE's announcement, claiming that Gonzalez had won up to 70 percent of the vote, although did not supply any evidence to back the claim.
Protests erupted in Caracas and other cities in Venezuela, while there were also huge celebrations of Maduro's victory.
Maduro himself said the result was a 'triumph of peace and stability'. He first won power in 2013 following the death of President Hugo Chavez, and has now secured a historic, third consecutive term.
Tyres burn, tear gas deployed as protesters clash with police in Caracas city centre after Maduro's victory
Violent clashes broke out in the city centre of Caracas on Monday, between the Venezuelan National Guard and protesters opposing President Nicolas Maduro's victory in the recent national elections.
Footage shows police deploying tear gas in an attempt to disperse the crowds. Protesters responded by setting tyres and trash on fire, while some were seen hurling stones at the advancing law enforcement officers, who were equipped with shields and full riot gear.
Venezuela’s electoral authorities declared President Nicolas Maduro the winner of Sunday’s presidential election, while the opposition also claimed victory.
Elvis Amoroso, the head of the National Electoral Council (CNE), announced that with 80 percent of the ballots counted, Maduro secured 51 percent of the vote, while his main rival Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia received 44 per cent. However, the Venezuelan opposition dismissed the CNE's announcement, claiming that Gonzalez had won up to 70 percent of the vote, although did not supply any evidence to back the claim.
Protests erupted in Caracas and other cities in Venezuela, while there were also huge celebrations of Maduro's victory.
Maduro himself said the result was a 'triumph of peace and stability'. He first won power in 2013 following the death of President Hugo Chavez, and has now secured a historic, third consecutive term.
Violent clashes broke out in the city centre of Caracas on Monday, between the Venezuelan National Guard and protesters opposing President Nicolas Maduro's victory in the recent national elections.
Footage shows police deploying tear gas in an attempt to disperse the crowds. Protesters responded by setting tyres and trash on fire, while some were seen hurling stones at the advancing law enforcement officers, who were equipped with shields and full riot gear.
Venezuela’s electoral authorities declared President Nicolas Maduro the winner of Sunday’s presidential election, while the opposition also claimed victory.
Elvis Amoroso, the head of the National Electoral Council (CNE), announced that with 80 percent of the ballots counted, Maduro secured 51 percent of the vote, while his main rival Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia received 44 per cent. However, the Venezuelan opposition dismissed the CNE's announcement, claiming that Gonzalez had won up to 70 percent of the vote, although did not supply any evidence to back the claim.
Protests erupted in Caracas and other cities in Venezuela, while there were also huge celebrations of Maduro's victory.
Maduro himself said the result was a 'triumph of peace and stability'. He first won power in 2013 following the death of President Hugo Chavez, and has now secured a historic, third consecutive term.