03:53Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Madrid demanding to denounce the outcome of the presidential elections in late July which saw incumbent President Nicolas Maduro re-elected for a third term on Saturday.
Footage shows protesters holding Venezuelan flags and banners reading 'So many people calling for change cannot be ignored' and 'S.O.S. Intervention now' while chanting 'Freedom' on Puerta del Sol square.
"This time, we are gathering here in the centre of Madrid to protest against the fraud committed by the dictatorship of Nicolas Maduro in the elections held in my country on July 28," one of the protesters Thabata Molina explained.
She went on to call for support from the 'international community' in fighting 'dictatorship' in Venezuela.
Caracas former mayor Antonio Ledezma, who fled from the country in 2017, joined the protest as well, demanding the international community to interfere.
"What we need now is for international communications to support us, to help us get Maduro to admit defeat and for Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia to be duly proclaimed the legitimately elected president of Venezuela," he added.
Venezuelan diaspora is among the top ten largest foreign populations residing in Spain, ranking sixth with 278,159 people in 2023, according to data from Statista online platform.
The Venezuelan electoral authority confirmed the re-election of Nicolas Maduro with 52 percent of the vote. His opponent Urrutia was awarded 43 percent, although detailed results were not made available.
The election results have sparked both protests and celebrations across Venezuela, with international reactions sharply divided. While Russia and China have congratulated Maduro on his victory, the United States has expressed 'serious concerns' about the legitimacy of the vote.
At least 11 civilians and one soldier were killed, and more than 1,200 people were arrested during protests that broke out across the country in the two days following the vote.
'Against the fraud' - Thousands take to streets in Madrid against outcome of Venezuelan presidential elections
Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Madrid demanding to denounce the outcome of the presidential elections in late July which saw incumbent President Nicolas Maduro re-elected for a third term on Saturday.
Footage shows protesters holding Venezuelan flags and banners reading 'So many people calling for change cannot be ignored' and 'S.O.S. Intervention now' while chanting 'Freedom' on Puerta del Sol square.
"This time, we are gathering here in the centre of Madrid to protest against the fraud committed by the dictatorship of Nicolas Maduro in the elections held in my country on July 28," one of the protesters Thabata Molina explained.
She went on to call for support from the 'international community' in fighting 'dictatorship' in Venezuela.
Caracas former mayor Antonio Ledezma, who fled from the country in 2017, joined the protest as well, demanding the international community to interfere.
"What we need now is for international communications to support us, to help us get Maduro to admit defeat and for Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia to be duly proclaimed the legitimately elected president of Venezuela," he added.
Venezuelan diaspora is among the top ten largest foreign populations residing in Spain, ranking sixth with 278,159 people in 2023, according to data from Statista online platform.
The Venezuelan electoral authority confirmed the re-election of Nicolas Maduro with 52 percent of the vote. His opponent Urrutia was awarded 43 percent, although detailed results were not made available.
The election results have sparked both protests and celebrations across Venezuela, with international reactions sharply divided. While Russia and China have congratulated Maduro on his victory, the United States has expressed 'serious concerns' about the legitimacy of the vote.
At least 11 civilians and one soldier were killed, and more than 1,200 people were arrested during protests that broke out across the country in the two days following the vote.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Madrid demanding to denounce the outcome of the presidential elections in late July which saw incumbent President Nicolas Maduro re-elected for a third term on Saturday.
Footage shows protesters holding Venezuelan flags and banners reading 'So many people calling for change cannot be ignored' and 'S.O.S. Intervention now' while chanting 'Freedom' on Puerta del Sol square.
"This time, we are gathering here in the centre of Madrid to protest against the fraud committed by the dictatorship of Nicolas Maduro in the elections held in my country on July 28," one of the protesters Thabata Molina explained.
She went on to call for support from the 'international community' in fighting 'dictatorship' in Venezuela.
Caracas former mayor Antonio Ledezma, who fled from the country in 2017, joined the protest as well, demanding the international community to interfere.
"What we need now is for international communications to support us, to help us get Maduro to admit defeat and for Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia to be duly proclaimed the legitimately elected president of Venezuela," he added.
Venezuelan diaspora is among the top ten largest foreign populations residing in Spain, ranking sixth with 278,159 people in 2023, according to data from Statista online platform.
The Venezuelan electoral authority confirmed the re-election of Nicolas Maduro with 52 percent of the vote. His opponent Urrutia was awarded 43 percent, although detailed results were not made available.
The election results have sparked both protests and celebrations across Venezuela, with international reactions sharply divided. While Russia and China have congratulated Maduro on his victory, the United States has expressed 'serious concerns' about the legitimacy of the vote.
At least 11 civilians and one soldier were killed, and more than 1,200 people were arrested during protests that broke out across the country in the two days following the vote.