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Protests spread in Venezuela as anger grows over disputed election

Protests erupted across Venezuela shortly after sitting President Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner in a disputed election. The results were met with doubt in Washington and beyond and independent pollsters have called the official numbers implausible.

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Protests spread in Venezuela as anger grows over disputed election

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  1. Protests spread in Venezuela as anger grows over disputed election

  2. A supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro holds a poster rejecting opposition leader Maria Corina Machado during a rally at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, July 30. REUTERS/Maxwell Briceno

  3. Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez gesture as they address supporters after election results awarded Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro with a third term, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 30. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

  4. Bolivarian National Guard detain demonstrators as people gather to protest election results in Caracas, Venezuela, July 30. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

  5. Supporters of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gesture from their apartments during a march to defend the election results, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 30. REUTERS/Maxwell Briceno

  6. Demonstrators gather to protest election results that awarded Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro with a third term, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 30. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

  7. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro talks to supporters from a balcony at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, July 30. REUTERS/Maxwell Briceno

  8. People place a poster on a tree as they gather to protest election results that awarded Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro with a third term, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 30.  REUTERS/Gaby Ora

  9. Supporters of Venezuelas's President Nicolas Maduro hold a flag with the image of late president Hugo Chavez during a march to defend the election results, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 30. REUTERS/Fausto Torrealba

  10. Bolivarian National Guard detain demonstrators as people gather to protest election results that awarded Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro with a third term, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 30. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

  11. Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez address supporters after election results awarded Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro with a third term, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 30. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

  12. Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez embrace as they address supporters after election results awarded Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro with a third term, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 30. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

  13. A supporter of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro touches a framed portrait of late president Hugo Chavez during a march to defend the election results, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 30. REUTERS/Maxwell Briceno

  14. Demonstrators bang pots during protests against election results after Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his opposition rival Edmundo Gonzalez claimed victory in Sunday's presidential election, in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, July 29. REUTERS/Samir Aponte

  15. Demonstrators face security forces during protests against election results after Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his opposition rival Edmundo Gonzalez claimed victory in Sunday's presidential election, in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, July 29. REUTERS/Samir Aponte

  16. A demonstrator runs with a Venezuela's national flag between burning roadblocks during protests against election results after Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his opposition rival Edmundo Gonzalez claimed victory in Sunday's presidential election, in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, July 29. REUTERS/Samir Aponte

  17. Supporters of Venezuelan opposition protest following the announcement by the National Electoral Council that Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro won the presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 29. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

  18. Supporters of Venezuelan opposition move a trash container during a protest following the announcement by the National Electoral Council that Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro won the presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 29. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

  19. A demonstrator waves a Venezuela's national flag next to security forces during protests against election results after Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his opposition rival Edmundo Gonzalez claimed victory in Sunday's presidential election, in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, July 29. REUTERS/Samir Aponte

  20. Riot police stand guard beside a barricade following clashes with protesters during a road blockade, against the election results, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 29 REUTERS/Maxwell Briceno

  21. A demonstrator reacts when Molotov cocktails hit the ground in front of security forces during protests against election results after Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his opposition rival Edmundo Gonzalez both claimed victory in Sunday's presidential election, in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, July 29. REUTERS/Samir Aponte

  22. Supporters of Venezuelan opposition protest following the announcement by the National Electoral Council that Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro won the presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 29. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

  23. A man waves a Venezuela flag as other residents bang pots to protest against the election results after both President Nicolas Maduro and his opposition rival Edmundo Gonzalez claimed victory in Sunday's presidential election at Los Magallanes de Catia neighborhood, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 29. REUTERS/Maxwell Briceno

  24. Demonstrators gather next to a burning roadblock during protests against election results, in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, July 29. REUTERS/Samir Aponte

  25. Supporters of Venezuelan opposition demonstrate following the announcement by the National Electoral Council that Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro won the presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 29. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

  26. A protester wears a Venezuelan flag facing members of the National Guard during a protest following the presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 29. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

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