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Maduro claims vote win in Venezuela, opposition vows protests

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claimed victory Monday in an internationally criticised election to pick a new assembly to rewrite the constitution, but the opposition vowed to keep protesting despite deadly clashes.

31.07.2017

(AFP)  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claimed victory Monday in an internationally criticised election to pick a new assembly to rewrite the constitution, but the opposition vowed to keep protesting despite deadly clashes.

Ten people were killed in a wave of bloodshed that swept Venezuela Sunday as Maduro defied an opposition boycott and international condemnation -- including the threat of new US sanctions -- to hold elections for a powerful new "Constituent Assembly."

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