Thousands of people rallied with opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in the streets of Venezuela on Saturday, showing their support for opposition candidate Edmundo González, whom they believe was rightfully elected President of Venezuela despite incumbent Nicolás Maduro’s officially declared win. Similar demonstrations concerning the result of last Sunday’s presidential elections also took place in France, Belgium, Germany, and other countries.

Maduro and González claimed victory in the presidential election. On July 30, many Venezuelans took to the streets across the country, denouncing what they consider to be electoral fraud. On the same day, an arm of the Organization of American States (OAS) issued a report pointing out illegalities and flaws that occurred during the electoral process and stating that the results announced by Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) declaring Maduro the winner in the presidential election are not trustworthy or deserving of democratic recognition.

The opposition claimed that the data they presented showed González as the elected President of Venezuela and urged that the records be verified as soon as possible. On Saturday, González emphasized that it was the duty of the CNE to guarantee the transparency and reliability of the electoral processes and urged it to make the scrutiny records, totalization, and audits public.

On the same day, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, and Portugal issued a joint statement expressing concern over the situation in Venezuela after the presidential elections and calling on the Venezuelan authorities to make all the electoral records public as soon as possible to guarantee the full transparency and integrity of the electoral process. Additionally, the statement urged that the rights of all Venezuelans, especially political leaders, be respected and condemned any arrests or threats against them.