President Nicolas Maduro thanked the "brave people of Venezuela" for the vote in the disputed election for a new Constituent Assembly, which will have the right to rewrite the Constitution of the country.

The elections will allow Maduro to replace the current legislature of Venezuela - the National Assembly - the new Assembly, consisting of 545 members, all appointed by his administration. The opposition boycotted the elections as a fraud and called for mass protests.

In turn, in favor of international criticism of the vote, including from the United States, with the State Department on Sunday, which published a statement saying that the elections were "designed to replace the legally elected National Assembly and to undermine the right of the Venezuelan people to self-determination". "We will continue to take decisive and quick action against the architects of authoritarianism in Venezuela, including those involved in the National constituent Assembly in the incorrect result of today's elections," the statement reads.

Deadly clashes between protesters and police marred the voting on Sunday that followed weeks of violent street protests in which many people were killed or injured. On Sunday, the death toll has risen sharply, at least 10 people, including 2 teenagers, were killed during the protests, and the officer of the national guard have also reported about the murder of the attorney General.
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