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Venezuela opposition calls new protests for Monday

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AFP Caracas
Venezuela's opposition called for new protests today and Wednesday against the inauguration of a powerful new assembly that embattled President Nicolas Maduro has tasked with writing a new constitution.

"We do not recognise this fraudulent process," senior opposition leader Henrique Capriles said yesterday at the close of a widely criticised election to choose the assembly's members, a vote marred by violence that left at least nine people dead.

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First Published: Jul 31 2017 | 9:19 PM IST

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