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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro called Monday for the state to use an "iron fist" after deadly protests in response to his July reelection, dismissed at home and abroad as a sham.

The ruling that Venezuela's Supreme Court will deliver on the disputed presidential election will be "final," the body's president said Saturday during a hearing on the July 28 vote.

Venezuelan opposition leaders Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia and Maria Corina Machado on Monday asked the military and police officers to "take the side of the people" after the disputed reelection of Nicolas Maduro.

The latest rejection comes as Venezuela's opposition backed outside calls for the results of last week's disputed presidential vote to be published, as the Pope said Venezuelans must "seek the truth" and warned against further violence.

The European Union has heaped further international pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, joining Washington and South American nations in refusing to recognise the win he has claimed in recent elections marked by fraud allegations.

Venezuela's opposition on Sunday backed international calls for the results of last week's disputed presidential election to be published, as the Pope said Venezuelans must "seek the truth" and warned against further violence.

Marc Anthony criticized for his message canceling concert in Caracas and other famous voices reacting to the political crisis in Venezuela. The plight of the Venezuelan people asking the Maduro regime to accept they lost the presidential elections, and the deadly repression techniques to quell the protests have inspired artists…

Opposition leader Machado leads protest in Caracas against disputed election results, calling for transparency.

Opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia's refusal to attend TSJ summons raises concerns about electoral transparency and accountability.