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Protesters in Venezuela are tearing down statues of Hugo Chávez in response to alleged election fraud, sparking government condemnation and arrests.

Anti-government activists across Venezuela are toppling giant statues of Hugo Chávez to express their anger over the alleged stealing of elections by the late president’s handpicked successor, Nicolás Maduro

Nicolás Maduro faces calls to publish transparent breakdown of vote but allies hail his apparent victory

Washington says it has ‘serious concerns’ about result, while president of Uruguay says it is open secret Maduro would win ‘whatever real results were’

After being proclaimed winner of Sunday's elections in Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro gave a long speech in which he remembered Hugo Chávez, promised peace, asked for international respect for the results, and claimed there was a hack of the electoral system, which delayed the vote counting process.

Result with 80% of votes is immediately challenged by opposition and several governments

Edmundo González Urrutia could upset Nicolás Maduro’s run for a third term – but several obstacles can prevent a regime change

During a nationally televised intervention, Maduro constantly recalled his predecessor while presenting his "Plan of the Future"

Nicolás Maduro has survived an almost impossible litany of threats since becoming the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's political heir in 2013