Americas
Maduro Regime Accuses Rival of Sabotage, Triggering Protests
- Venezuela stops short of announcing arrest warrant for Machado
- Access to international airport blocked as criticism floods in
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Venezuela named opposition leader María Corina Machado as a key suspect in its investigation of alleged electoral sabotage in Sunday’s presidential vote, escalating tensions while the result is still under dispute.
President Nicolás Maduro, who was quickly certified as the vote’s winner despite wide skepticism from the international community, said in a televised address Monday that his government was working to fend off what it sees as an attempted coup.