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Thousands demonstrate in Venezuela demanding elections

Thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets across the country to call for elections, marking the first nationwide protest reported in nearly two years. The ruling socialist party organized a separate concurrent demonstration. Whether any arrests or injuries occurred during the demonstrations has not been reported.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
4 differing positions reported on timing across 5 publishers; unresolved.
  • arabnewsin nearly two years
  • jpostin nearly two years
  • thehindunearly two years
  • aljazeerain first national protest in nearly two years
  • folhaem quase 2 anos
WhereVenezuela
9.832, -67.815 ±400 km
First reported2 days ago
Published2026-10-23 01:33 UTC
Sources5
How this travelled.
Reports5Independent tellings4
4 independently corroborated tellings, 1 reported as carrying another outlet.

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Global Event Monitor. Thousands demonstrate in Venezuela demanding elections. 2026-10-23T01:33:12.042Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:7111. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-23/venezuelans-call-for-elections-in-first-national-protest-in-nearly-7a4cbb88

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