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Caracas, Venezuela – 14 January 2025
1. Various of people walking in the street
2. Various of José Angel Guevara sitting next to his juice stand in downtown Caracas
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Jose Angel Guevara, builder:
"I want to invest one more hope in Venezuela because it is my country and it hurts to leave. But I will invest at least three more months, to see what comes out of that."
4. Various of mural depicting Simon Bolivar and former Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez and
5. Various of Deyanira Machado, 53, stylist, sitting next to barber shop waiting for clients
6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Deyanira Machado, 53, stylist:
"That man (Maduro) did not win, because we truly voted for the other one. They won because they have all the power. They pay and give the change back to themselves. But I really lost hope, and I imagine a lot of people did too like me. They say to us, ‘no, don’t lose hope’. But it has been more than 20 years and we don’t know what else to do, with elections, without elections, with rallies, without rallies and these people remain there, how can you not lose hope? We had hope for January 10th but nothing happen and nothing will happen."
7. People walking in street
8. Felipa Mejia, 64, walking in street
9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Felipa Mejia, 64, local resident:
"We have to carry on, what else are we going to do? Remain in this situation with them (the government), what else can you do? He (president Nicolás Maduro) has had his (presidential) sash on since he first became president and he remains wearing that sash. He takes it off and on himself"
10. Various of people playing chess in street
11. Mural of Chavez
12. Various of billboard showing picture of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro
13. Venezuelan flag waving to the wind
STORYLINE:
The inauguration of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro left his opponents grappling with mixed feelings of hope and disappointment, wondering why the self-styled socialist leader could not be stopped despite credible evidence that he had lost the election last year.
Some described their mood after Friday’s ceremony at the Legislative Palace in Caracas as an emotional hangover, while others said they felt abandoned.
Some are grasping the idea of leaving the country -like the millions that have left already.
José Angel Guevara makes a living selling traditional Venezuelan beverage in downtown Caracas.
He too hoped for a different outcome and said he was seriously considering migrating to the United States. But he’s not lost hope just yet.
"I want to invest one more hope in Venezuela because it is my country and it hurts to leave," said Guevara.
Venezuela’s National Electoral Council, stacked with government loyalists, declared Maduro the winner of the country’s July 28 election.
But unlike in previous contests, authorities did not provide any access to voting records or precinct-level results.
The opposition, however, collected tally sheets from 85% of electronic voting machines and posted them online.
They showed that its candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez, had thrashed Maduro by a more than two-to-one margin.
Experts from the United Nations and the Atlanta-based Carter Center, both invited by Maduro’s government to observe the election, have said the tally sheets published by the opposition are legitimate.
Maduro has compared himself to a biblical David fighting Goliath and accused his opponents and supporters in the United States of trying to turn his inauguration into a “world war.”
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