Protests began in Venezuela after the results of the presidential elections.

Thousands of demonstrators protest in Venezuela against election results

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Venezuela to protest against the election results, according to which Nicolas Maduro became president again. AP reports this.

Soon after the National Electoral Council, which is loyal to Maduro's ruling party, announced that he had won, protesters began to march through the streets of Caracas and other Venezuelan cities.

In the capital, the protests were mostly peaceful, but when dozens of police officers in gear blocked the procession, a fight broke out. The police used tear gas to disperse the protesters. Some of them threw stones and other objects at the police.

Some protesters attempted to block highways, including the one that connects the capital with the port city where the country's main international airport is located.

Maduro said that in Venezuela "they are again trying to carry out a coup d'état of a fascist and counterrevolutionary nature".

Recall that Nicolas Maduro became president of Venezuela again. According to the head of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Elvis Amoroso, who is a close associate of Maduro, he received 51.20% of the votes, his opponent Edmund Gonzalez – 44.02%.

The Venezuelan opposition declared massive fraud during the vote count and promised to challenge the election results.

Meanwhile, Argentina, Peru, and Chile did not recognize Nicolas Maduro's victory in the elections. Argentine President Javier Milei called Venezuelan oppositionist Edmund Gonzalez the winner.