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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 juice stand in downtown Caracas
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Jose Angel Guevara, local resident: ++STARTS ON PREVIOUS SHOT++
"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. People walking in street
5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Deyanira Machado, 53, stylist: ++STARTS ON PREVIOUS SHOT AND PARTIALLY OVERLAID BY SHOT 6++
"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 are like me."
6. Various of billboard showing picture of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro
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.
Reality is hard to process for millions of Venezuelans who had imagined a different January 10, with Gonzalez receiving the presidential sash and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado giving one of her characteristic fiery speeches before the National Assembly.
AP video shot by Juan Arraez
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