A woman cries during a rally where opposition supporters pay tribute to victims of violence in protests against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government, in Caracas, Venezuela July 31, 2017. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
CARACAS (Reuters) - The Venezuelan state prosecutor's office on Thursday asked a local court to halt the inauguration of the country's new 545-member legislative superbody, citing allegations that the government fudged the results of the vote that created it.
Voting technology firm Smartmatic, which provides the South American OPEC member country's voting machines, said on Wednesday the official turnout figure of 8.1 million votes in Sunday's election had been inflated by at least 1 million votes. The firm did not explain how it reached that conclusion.
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