An armoured police car drives through tear gas during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on July 29, 2024, a day after the Venezuelan presidential election. Federico Parra | Afp | Getty ImagesSecurity forces and protesters clashed in parts of the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, shortly after President Nicolas Maduro claimed victory in a disputed election result. Opponents of Maduro's government could also be seen carrying a large banner that read: "Venezuela, I want you to be free." A riot police officer uses tear gas against demonstrators during a protest by opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in the Catia neighborhood of Caracas on July 29, 2024, a day after the Venezuelan presidential election. Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado talks to the media, accompanied by opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, following the presidential election results in Caracas on July 29, 2024.

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Persons: Nicolas Maduro, Federico Parra, Maduro's, Nicolas Maduro's, Yuri Cortez, Edmundo González Urrutia, González, Marina Corina Machado, Machado, Jesus Vargas, Maduro, John Kirby, Maria Corina Machado, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia Organizations: Venezuelan, Afp, Getty Images Security, Getty, CNBC, Electoral Council, Independent, Guardian, Headquarters, Associated Press, White House Locations: Caracas, Venezuelan, Venezuela, Catia