Protests broke out after Venezuela's election commission declared acting President Nicolas Maduro the winner of Sunday's vote. Maduro, the late President Hugo Chavez's handpicked successor, was elected by a razor-thin margin, sparking demands for a recount.
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![A boy jumps over a barricade of burning garbage that supporters of opposition leader Henrique Capriles used to block a street, as they demonstrated for a recount of the votes in Sunday's election, in Caracas, April 15, 2013. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/fb572600-f848-4f35-b7f2-50046193b294_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A boy jumps over a barricade of burning garbage that supporters of opposition leader Henrique Capriles used to block a street, as they demonstrated for a recount of the votes in Sunday's election, in Caracas, April 15, 2013.
![A supporter of opposition leader Henrique Capriles wears a sign that reads, "No election fraud," while demonstrating for a recount of the votes in Sunday's election, in Caracas, April 15, 2013. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/2d17e1c6-b42a-49e2-bd74-a049c032ecc2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A supporter of opposition leader Henrique Capriles wears a sign that reads, "No election fraud," while demonstrating for a recount of the votes in Sunday's election, in Caracas, April 15, 2013.
![Shadows are cast on a Venezuelan national flag during a protest supporting Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles in Panama City April 15, 2013. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/4fb8b7fc-2ddd-4423-a52c-a407f44d7212_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Shadows are cast on a Venezuelan national flag during a protest supporting Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles in Panama City April 15, 2013.
![Supporters of opposition leader Henrique Capriles block a street while demonstrating for a recount of the votes in Sunday's election.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ebb6b6d8-9610-437d-87e6-332b9d6aa78a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Supporters of opposition leader Henrique Capriles block a street while demonstrating for a recount of the votes in Sunday's election.