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Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez waves to supporters during a political event at a square in the Hatillo municipality of Caracas, Venezuela, June 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez flees Venezuela for asylum in Spain

By Jorge Rueda, Joshua Goodman and Joseph Wilson - Associated Press

Police guard Argentina's embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela takes away Brazil’s custody of diplomatic mission housing six Maduro opponents

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Buildings stand in darkness during a power outage in Caracas, Venezuela, at dawn on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Major power outage hits Venezuela’s capital, with Maduro’s government blaming ‘sabotage’

Associated Press

Ruling party leader Diosdado Cabello takes part in a rally in defense of President Nicolas Maduro's reelection in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)

Maduro taps a hard-line loyalist to oversee Venezuela’s police, raising fears of a further crackdown

By Jorge Rueda and Joshua Goodman - Associated Press

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro holds a news conference at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, July 31, 2024, three days after his disputed reelection. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

Maduro goes after X and WhatsApp as pressure mounts to back up his claim to victory in Venezuela

By Regina Garcia Cano - Associated Press

Protesters demonstrate against the official election results declaring President Nicolas Maduro won reelection in the Catia neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, July 29, 2024, the day after the vote. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)

Venezuelan opposition says it has proof its candidate defeated President Maduro in disputed election

By Joshua Goodman and Regina Garcia Cano - Associated Press

President Nicolas Maduro gestures to supporters during a speech from the presidential palace in defense of his reelection, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Carter Center says it couldn’t verify Venezuela election results after Maduro was declared winner

By Regina Garcia Cano - Associated Press

President Nicolas Maduro addresses supporters after electoral authorities declared him the winner of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, July 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Maduro locked in standoff with opponents as each side claims victory in presidential elections

By Joshua Goodman and Regina Garcia Cano - Associated Press

Voters look at electoral lists prior to the opening of the polls for presidential elections in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, July 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuelan election could lead to a seismic shift in politics or give President Maduro 6 more years

By Regina Garcia Cano - Associated Press

Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez attends a political event in Caracas, Venezuela, June 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Ex-diplomat, political newcomer, grandpa. That’s Edmundo Gonzalez, Venezuela’s Maduro rival

By Regina Garcia Cano - Associated Press

FILE - A man dressed as an independence fighter attends a political event with Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, June 13, 2024. No decision in Venezuela over the past 25 years has been as consequential as the choice voters will make on July 28. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

What to know about Venezuela’s election as Maduro faces the toughest race of his decade in power

By Regina Garcia Cano - Associated Press

FILE - A man dressed as an independence fighter attends a political event with Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, June 13, 2024. No decision in Venezuela over the past 25 years has been as consequential as the choice voters will make on July 28. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

What to know about Venezuela’s election as Maduro faces the toughest race of his decade in power

By Regina Garcia Cano - Associated Press

FILE - Venezuela's Leonel Martinez competes in the men's shooting trap final at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Oct. 27, 2023. Martinez was only 20 years old when he took part in the Los Angeles Games in 1984, but says he’s in better shape now, at 60, as he prepares to compete in Paris after the second-longest gap between Olympic appearances in history. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)

40 years after competing in Los Angeles, Venezuelan shooter returns to the Olympics at age 60

By Juan Pablo Arráez and Jorge Rueda - Associated Press

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gestures to supporters as he arrives with his wife Cilia Flores in an open vehicle to the National Election Commission (CNE) to formalize his candidacy to run again for president in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 25, 2024. Elections are set for July 28. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Maduro makes official reelection run while would-be rival struggles to register candidacy

By Joshua Goodman - Associated Press

Government supporters march to mark the anniversary of the 1958 coup that overthrew dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. At center is Congress President Jorge Rodriguez. (AP Photo/Jesus Vargas)

Dueling political factions demonstrate in Venezuela’s capital as presidential election race heats up

By Regina Garcia Cano - Associated Press