Venezuela has severed diplomatic relations with Paraguay after its President Santiago Pena said he would not recognize Nicolas Maduro's election victory.. This was announced by Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ivan Gil on his Telegram channel..
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. An electoral commission loyal to the country's government declared the victory of Nicolas Maduro, who has ruled the country for two terms since 2013, with a result of 51.2 percent of the vote.. International observers were not allowed to participate in the elections.
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The country was then gripped by thousands of protests, and the opposition declared the speaker of the National Assembly, Juan Guaido, as the leader of the country.. He was supported by a number of Western countries, including the USA, Israel and the Lima Group..
. Opposition parties claim their candidate won 70% of the votes.
. Their participants believe that the authorities rigged the voting results in favor of Maduro.
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