Venezuelan opposition leader: “Maduro expected to use fraud in the presidential election”

Maria Corina Machado (left) embracing candidate Edmundo González [Photo provided by Yonhap News],
, ‘Venezuelan opposition leader who claims victory for the opposition candidate in the presidential election warned of the government’s ‘ballot tampering’ and declared a tough struggle to overthrow the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro, saying, “We are ready to overthrow Maduro’s dictatorship with the people.”‘,
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, ‘Maria Corina Machado, a democratic opposition leader in Venezuela, stated in the Wall Street Journal on the 1st local time, “Our people have fulfilled their duty, and now we need international support.”‘,
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, ‘Machado stated, “I am writing this while hiding to protect the lives and freedom of myself and my colleagues from the Maduro dictatorship,” and claimed that González defeated President Maduro with an overwhelming margin, contrary to the announcement by the Venezuelan Electoral Council.’,
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, ‘Machado said, “I have individual polling results directly obtained from over 80% of the polling stations nationwide,” adding, “The vote shares are 67% and 30% respectively.”‘,
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, ‘The democratic opposition side has set up a website where you can see these vote share trends.’,
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, ‘He said it would be ‘unthinkable’ for President Maduro to admit defeat.’,
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, ‘Machado also anticipated ‘blatant fraudulent announcement of polling results,’ saying, “We have known for years what tricks Maduro uses, and we are aware that the Electoral Council is entirely under the control of the regime.”‘,
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, ‘Machado reiterated that over a million volunteers safeguarded the ballots despite government interference to verify the fairness of the counting process.’,
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, ‘He appealed that many casualties occurred due to the brutal response to the voluntary protests against ballot tampering.’,
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