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Venezuela President-elect Maduro bans opposition rally Venezuela opposition leader Capriles calls off rally
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Venezuela's President-elect Nicolas Maduro says he will not allow the opposition to hold a rally in Caracas to challenge his election. Venezuela's opposition leader Henrique Capriles has called off a rally to demand a recount of Sunday's disputed presidential election.
He also blamed the opposition for violent clashes after he was proclaimed winner of Sunday's disputed poll. Rival Nicolas Maduro was declared to have won the poll, and earlier said he would not allow the opposition rally.
The attorney general said the clashes left seven dead and dozens injured. He accused the opposition of trying to stage a coup after clashes on Monday left seven people dead.
Opposition leader Henrique Capriles said the government was responsible for the violence as it sought to avoid a vote recount. Mr Capriles said the government was responsible for the violence as it sought to avoid a recount.
Mr Capriles had called for a march on the National Electoral Council in Caracas on Wednesday to demand a recount. He has also called for peaceful protests around the country. He had called for a march on the National Electoral Council in the capital, Caracas, on Wednesday, and for peaceful protests around the country.
He has said he will not accept the election results until all the votes are counted again, and he has called Mr Maduro "illegitimate." "We are ready to open a dialogue with the government so that the crisis can be ended in the coming hours," he said later, calling off the rally. He claimed that Mr Maduro's supporters were planning to infiltrate the march.
Mr Capriles had previously said he would not accept the election results until all votes were counted again, and called Mr Maduro "illegitimate".
On Tuesday, there were sporadic clashes between police and opposition members in several provincial cities, and protesters set up some roadblocks in Caracas.On Tuesday, there were sporadic clashes between police and opposition members in several provincial cities, and protesters set up some roadblocks in Caracas.
'Come get me'
Mr Maduro said the government would not be blackmailed, and he called on Venezuelans to remain peaceful.Mr Maduro said the government would not be blackmailed, and he called on Venezuelans to remain peaceful.
"This is the responsibility of those who have called for violence, who have ignored the constitution and the institutions," he said in a televised speech to the nation."This is the responsibility of those who have called for violence, who have ignored the constitution and the institutions," he said in a televised speech to the nation.
"Their plan is a coup d'etat," he added, while calling his own supporters into the streets."Their plan is a coup d'etat," he added, while calling his own supporters into the streets.
"If they want to overthrow me, come get me. With the people and the armed forces, I am here.""If they want to overthrow me, come get me. With the people and the armed forces, I am here."
Mr Maduro and other senior officials labelled Mr Capriles and his supporters as "fascists". Mr Maduro and other senior officials labelled Mr Capriles and his supporters "fascists".
In addition to the seven who died on Monday, Attorney General Luisa Ortega said more than 60 people were injured and 139 arrested during clashes at opposition protests. Attorney General Luisa Ortega said clashes between protesters and police on Monday had left seven people dead, with more than 60 injured and 139 arrested.
She said some offices had been set on fire and public property destroyed.She said some offices had been set on fire and public property destroyed.
State media reported that two of those killed were shot while celebrating Mr Maduro's victory in Caracas, one died in a government-run clinic in a central state, and two others were killed in an Andean border state.State media reported that two of those killed were shot while celebrating Mr Maduro's victory in Caracas, one died in a government-run clinic in a central state, and two others were killed in an Andean border state.
Venezuela's election was held following the death of former President Hugo Chavez, who died of cancer last month after naming Mr Maduro as his preferred successor. Venezuela's election was held after President Hugo Chavez died of cancer last month. He had named Mr Maduro as his preferred successor.
Mr Maduro was declared to have won by 50.8% to 49% - a difference of some 265,000 votes.Mr Maduro was declared to have won by 50.8% to 49% - a difference of some 265,000 votes.
The opposition said it had recorded thousands of cases of violations, including the use of fake identification and the intimidation of polling station volunteers. The opposition said it had recorded thousands of cases of poll violations, including the use of fake identification and the intimidation of polling station volunteers.
"We are not going to ignore the will of the people," said Mr Capriles. "We believe we won ... we want this problem resolved peacefully."
The US said it was not ready to accept the election result.The US said it was not ready to accept the election result.
State Department deputy spokesman Patrick Ventrell said the decision by the electoral council to declare Mr Maduro the victor before a full recount was "hard to understand". State department deputy spokesman, Patrick Ventrell, said the decision by the electoral council to declare Mr Maduro the victor before a full recount was "hard to understand".
"They did not explain their haste in taking this decision," he said."They did not explain their haste in taking this decision," he said.
Mr Maduro accused the US of inciting the post-election violence, the Associated Press reported. Mr Maduro accuses the US of inciting the post-election violence.
Washington had a poor relationship with Mr Chavez, a fierce critic of the US who accused it of being behind a coup in which he was temporarily deposed in 2002. Washington had a poor relationship with Mr Chavez. He accused the US of being behind a coup in which he was temporarily deposed in 2002.