Venezuelan opposition denounces 'intimidation' attempts - BBC News

A number of opposition activists have been detained and party offices have been vandalised.

2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, EPAImage caption, María Corina Machado urged her followers to unite in the face of intimidationBy Vanessa BuschschlüterBBC NewsVenezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced what she says are attempts by the government to intimidate her and her supporters.

She said two campaign co-ordinators had been "abducted" and party offices had been vandalised.

The incidents come just months after the government agreed to a deal laying the groundwork for free and fair elections to be held in 2024.

Ms Machado said Tuesday's incidents violated that deal.

Under the agreement, which was reached in Barbados in October last year, the government of President Nicolás Maduro committed to allowing international observers to monitor the presidential poll, which is scheduled for a yet-to-be-determined date in the second half of 2024.

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