During the protests in Venezuela killed up to 16 people
Authorities announced a record turnout in the elections to the constituent Assembly.
Moscow. July 31. INTERFAX.RU — ABOUT continuation of the protests on Monday announced the Venezuelan opposition, regardless of the outcome of the constituent Assembly election, media reported from Caracas.
Enfrentamientos en Bello Campo en #Caracas #Venezuela https://t.co/Z4GC9JBsYJ
Santiago Solís (@santiagodsolis) July 31, 2017.
During the download an error has occurred.
The constituent Assembly was elected to make changes to the Constitution at the initiative of President Nicolas Maduro, the opposition strongly opposes.
Good morning – awaiting results in #Venezuela”s vote. @ramsaysky is in #Caracas. https://t.co/d8cLY0YI85
— Kimberley Leonard (@KimberleyeLeo) July 31, 2017.
During the download an error has occurred.
Elections were held on Sunday amid widespread protests initiated by opposition forces, reports of casualties in the clashes. According to various reports, over the Saturday and Sunday killed 10 to 16 people.
#Venezuela police was attacked with an IED in Plaza Altamira, #Caracas that was planted by right-wing opposition protesters who then cheered pic.twitter.com/bpeNFLXREs
— Kirk (@kroslav) July 31, 2017.
During the download an error has occurred.
The results of the vote yet to be announced, but the authorities said that the election was attended by a record number of citizens (more than 41% of voters).
#Caracas #30jul detonaciones Fuertes explosiones y reportaron vecinos del Paraíso. pic.twitter.com/QjjXZE037C
— TVVenezuela Noticias (@TVVnoticias) July 31, 2017.
During the download an error has occurred.
However, a number of countries in the region have already announced it will not recognize the results of the voting. The US has said it will continue to take action against the Venezuelan authorities. In particular, Washington has considered sanctions against the oil sector of Venezuela and some of its politicians.