The story
President Nicolas Maduro has claimed victory in the Venezuelan elections, but opposition politicians say their candidate Edmundo Gonzalez won 73% of the vote, which is what was predicted in opinion polls.
The disagreement has lead to protests across Venezuela, and many countries in the region have expressed doubts at how accurate the election results are.
The United Nations have said Venezuelan authorities should release more data from the elections.
News headlines
Protests break out as Maduro declared winner of disputed Venezuela election
Al Jazeera
Venezuela: Maduro’s declaration of victory isn’t fooling anyone
The Conversation
The woman behind Venezuela’s upstart opposition movement
CNN
Key words and phrases
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