The Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), led by Edmundo Gónzalez and the main leader of the opposition, but disabled by the Venezuelan courts, María Corina Machado, has on July 5 disseminated a joint declaration through social networks. "Calling for the awareness of the military and police forces", they have concluded. In it they have asked them to “prevent the action of the groups organized by the Madrid dome” and “put themselves on the side of the people and their families”. Machado, who is calling on social networks to win the PUD through several publications, has said that the opposition "won in all the states of the country and in almost all the municipalities". According to data from the National Electoral Council (CNE), in the elections of July 28, the Grand Patriotic Pole (GPP) of Nicolás Maduro won 51.2% of the votes and despite the fact that the puds secured 44.2%, the opposition won "67% of the votes" and "Maduro 30%". They have accused Maduro of “wanting to hide the truth and entrench the victors,” of giving a “coup d’état,” and “refusing to acknowledge that he was defeated.”

The Attorney General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, has responded to the opposition statement and announced that they have decided to "open a criminal investigation" to González and Machado. The SAAB statement noted that the opposition has "falsely" announced a winner other than that proclaimed by the CNE and that the CNE is "the only qualified body to do so". In the written statement by Machado and González, they denounce that “police and military officials are being incited to break the law” and are accused of various crimes: “To usurp functions, disseminate false information that creates alarm, incite non-compliance with the laws, promote rebellion, the association to commit crimes and conspiracy.”

Europe and the United States call for election results to be made public

Several States have shown "great concern" at international level about the situation in Venezuela following the presidential elections. In Europe, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Portugal have made a joint statement urging the Venezuelan authorities to “publish as soon as possible all the records to ensure the full transparency and integrity of the electoral process”. U.S. Office of Economic Affairs Deputy Secretary-General Mark Wells has asked Maduro and his representatives to “recognize the real results of the elections.”

Caryslia Rodríguez, president of the Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice, has reported that the CNE has handed over to the court “all the responsibilities that have been requested” and “has complied with the judicial order”, according to the medium eldiario.es. The court shall open a "procedure for examining the material entered" within a maximum period of 15 days which may be extended. Rodriguez was appointed president of the Supreme Court of Justice on 17 January 2024 and previously served as a member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, presided over by Maduro.

24 deaths and nearly 2,200 detainees

According to a report by the human rights NGO Abasta, between 28 July and 5 August, 24 people, including a military, died in "electoral events and protests", according to the media Swiss Info. Maduro has said that two soldiers have died and that more than 2,200 people have been arrested by the police in the North African country. The detainee has been cited as a "terrorist" and linked to a plan to overthrow his power.