Dueling Protests in Venezuela: Pro-Maduro Rallies Driven by Old Regime Minority

Anti-Maduro protests in 2019. The majority of the population sought to break free from the Maduro regime, but those hopes were dashed when Maduro stole the 2024 election. Documents showed González winning roughly 67 percent of the vote compared to Maduro’s 30 percent. Voice of America, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Street protests erupted in Caracas one month after Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. forces, as Venezuela entered a volatile transition under Acting President Delcy Rodríguez.