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Venezuela prosecutors summon opposition candidate amid vote dispute

A supporter of President Nicolas Maduro holds a national flag as she takes part in a march to defend the Law against Fascism, Neofascism and Similar Expressions in Caracas on August 23, 2024. [AFP]

Venezuelan prosecutors have summoned opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia for questioning Monday as part of a criminal investigation following the country's disputed presidential election claimed by strongman Nicolas Maduro.

"Citizen Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia" is summoned "on August 26 at 10 am for an interview," prosecutors said Saturday, as part of an investigation into the opposition's publishing of electoral records which it claims show Maduro was clearly defeated.

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