The us, brazil and spain are among the countries to ask for full transparency over the vote count and results. Us secretary of state anthony blinken had this to say after the result was announced. Blinken had this to say after we blinken had this to say after have serious concerns the we have serious concerns that the result announced does not reflect the will or the votes of the venezuelan people. It is critical that every vote be counted fairly and transparently, that election officials immediately share information with the opposition and independent observers without delay and that the electoral authorities publish the detailed tabulation of votes. The international community is watching this very closely and will respond accordingly. Our south america correspondent ione wells sent us the latest from caracas: this afternoon in caracas, thousands of people have started walking towards the presidential palace to protest the disputed election results. All day today, there have been pe
The permanent. The opposition says it is facing harassment and the rest of more than 100 people linked to the campaign and its main candidate was barred from running in the election. Mr madero s re election was believed to be neither free nor re election was believed to be neitherfree norfair, sparking concerns over the selection. He said he would win by hook or by crook but the attorney general has assured voters results will be free and fair. Tensions were high at polling stations. You can see voters here as they waited to cast their votes. Mr gonzalez and president maduro each spoke after casting their ballots. Translation: to all venezuelans around the world, your strength and your commitment, we feel it and it encourages us. We are one people united in our search for freedom. Thank you to all those who are working today to ensure that the will of the venezuelan people is respected. Translation: i will recognise the electoral referee, the official bulletins, and they will be resp
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Welcome to the programme starting with venezuela, where nicolas maduro has accused his opponents of trying to mount a coup following widespread claims that his re election as president was a fraud. Within the last couple of hours, security forces used tear gas to disperse anti maduro protesters in caracas, and armed soldiers are heading for the presidential palace in caracas. Nine latin american countries have requested an emergency meeting of the organisation of american states to discuss venezuela s presidential election. The venezuelan opposition has rejected the outcome as fraudulent. The us, brazil, and spain are among the countries to ask for full transparency over the vote count and results. Our south america correspondent ione wells sent us the latest from caracas. This afternoon in caracas, thousands of people have started walking towards the presidential palace to protest the disputed election results. All day today, there have been people on the streets and in their homes