The President of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Elvis Amoroso, speaks during a press conference in Caracas on August 2, 2024. Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado called for protests next August 3 to denounce the disputed reelection of President Nicolas Maduro. The oil-rich nation was plunged into political crisis after Maduro was declared by the government-aligned National Electoral Council as the victor -- defying pre-election polls and drawning global criticism. (Photo by Yuri CORTEZ / AFP)