02:49Thousands rallied at Miami's Bayfront Park on Saturday to protest Venezuela presidential election results, urging the US to act against Nicolas Maduro's 'regime', which many believe is their last hope for freedom.
Footage shows opposition supporters participating in a concert-style protest rally, displaying a vote tally sheet indicating an opposition win. Supporters also can be seen holding placards reading 'Free Venezuela now' and 'We are not 8 million doing tourism', among others.
"There is recognition from the community of the work that Maria Corina has done, that selflessness that she has done peacefully and with the rules of the regime itself fight against State terrorism. It is what we have done and it is what we have been doing in the streets, fighting against the state terrorism of Nicolas Maduro," one of the protesters said.
The rally was reportedly organised by Miami officials and the Cuban-American community and aims to urge U.S. officials to help stop Nicolas Maduro from 'stealing the election'.
According to reports, similar events were planned in 300 cities worldwide, including major Latin American capitals, Madrid, Brussels, London, and Melbourne. Machado urged the 7.7 million Venezuelans who fled the regime to join the global movement to convince other countries that Gonzalez won the election.
On Thursday, Colombia and Brazil called for new elections in Venezuela, but Machado criticised 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.
'We are not 8 million doing tourism' - Thousands of opposition supporters rally in Miami to call for US action against Maduro's win
Thousands rallied at Miami's Bayfront Park on Saturday to protest Venezuela presidential election results, urging the US to act against Nicolas Maduro's 'regime', which many believe is their last hope for freedom.
Footage shows opposition supporters participating in a concert-style protest rally, displaying a vote tally sheet indicating an opposition win. Supporters also can be seen holding placards reading 'Free Venezuela now' and 'We are not 8 million doing tourism', among others.
"There is recognition from the community of the work that Maria Corina has done, that selflessness that she has done peacefully and with the rules of the regime itself fight against State terrorism. It is what we have done and it is what we have been doing in the streets, fighting against the state terrorism of Nicolas Maduro," one of the protesters said.
The rally was reportedly organised by Miami officials and the Cuban-American community and aims to urge U.S. officials to help stop Nicolas Maduro from 'stealing the election'.
According to reports, similar events were planned in 300 cities worldwide, including major Latin American capitals, Madrid, Brussels, London, and Melbourne. Machado urged the 7.7 million Venezuelans who fled the regime to join the global movement to convince other countries that Gonzalez won the election.
On Thursday, Colombia and Brazil called for new elections in Venezuela, but Machado criticised 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.
Thousands rallied at Miami's Bayfront Park on Saturday to protest Venezuela presidential election results, urging the US to act against Nicolas Maduro's 'regime', which many believe is their last hope for freedom.
Footage shows opposition supporters participating in a concert-style protest rally, displaying a vote tally sheet indicating an opposition win. Supporters also can be seen holding placards reading 'Free Venezuela now' and 'We are not 8 million doing tourism', among others.
"There is recognition from the community of the work that Maria Corina has done, that selflessness that she has done peacefully and with the rules of the regime itself fight against State terrorism. It is what we have done and it is what we have been doing in the streets, fighting against the state terrorism of Nicolas Maduro," one of the protesters said.
The rally was reportedly organised by Miami officials and the Cuban-American community and aims to urge U.S. officials to help stop Nicolas Maduro from 'stealing the election'.
According to reports, similar events were planned in 300 cities worldwide, including major Latin American capitals, Madrid, Brussels, London, and Melbourne. Machado urged the 7.7 million Venezuelans who fled the regime to join the global movement to convince other countries that Gonzalez won the election.
On Thursday, Colombia and Brazil called for new elections in Venezuela, but Machado criticised 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.