María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia held a press conference at the opposition's bunker to share that, as of today, they possess 73.20% of the station-level results and that, according to those documents, González Urrutia received more than 6.2 million votes compared to Maduro's 2.7 million
The statement would contradict the results shared on Sunday by Elvis Amoroso of the Venezuela's National Election Commission (known by the Spanish acronym CNE) declaring Maduro the winner of the election. According to Amoroso, Maduro got 51.2% of the vote, beating González Urrutia, who got 44%.2.
"We now have a way to prove the truth about what happened in the elections," said Machado. "All the records, as we receive them, are verified, digitized, and placed on a robust web portal." The opposition leaders, however, did not reveal the website, stating it will be made public for consultation "tonight."
"Even if the CNE gives Maduro 100% of the votes, it wouldn't be enough against what we already have," Machado added. "The difference was so large, in every state, every stratum, every sector."
The press conference came after a tumultuous day throughout Venezuela in which thousands of citizens took to the streets to protest yesterday's results. One video that went viral quickly thanks to journalists and political figures like ex-presidential hopeful Leopoldo López, shows a group of people firing several shots in the direction of protesters who marched near the Miraflores presidential palace. People immediately run away while police officers are seen giving orders, although not moving on to those with guns.
Protesters tear down Maduro propaganda across the country
A common thread that began to appear across the videos showed protesters tearing down official propaganda from Maduro's recent electoral campaign. From street posters to billboards, the face of the incumbent president being torn down was a symbolic gesture for many.
Statues of Chávez toppled to the ground
Another common occurrence among protesters became the toppling of statues of late president Hugo Chávez. Loud cheers accompanied the videos after the statues fell to the ground in different squares across Venezuela. The scenes reminded many X users of the toppling of Saddam Hussein statues in 2003 which became a symbol of the western victory over Iraq.
As one user put it, "the Chávez statue falls like Saddam Hussein's statue did. The Venezuelan people will be free, there is no eternal dictator. Nicolás Maduro will fall like every tyrant."
Another Chavez statue toppled in Plaza Urdaneta, Calabozo, Guarico state #Venezuela https://t.co/qrLNOqe3pu
— CNW (@ConflictsW) July 29, 2024
#EnVideo 7:50 pm | Derriban estatua de Hugo Chávez en la avenida Carlos Soublette, en la parroquia La Guaira. #29Jul. pic.twitter.com/cAiTVQnmEt
— Efecto Cocuyo (@EfectoCocuyo) July 29, 2024
#ÚLTIMAHORA Derrumban estatua de Hugo Chávez en el estado Falcón en protesta contra el fraude de Maduro. pic.twitter.com/yx7RjxNyNq
— Monitoreamos (@monitoreamos) July 29, 2024
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