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Venezuelans Demand Elections After Maduro Capture

Protesters call for a successor as no date is set following the former president's capture by US forces.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 23 Oct 2026 · updated 2h ago

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How the odds moved · Will Nicolás Maduro be the leader of Venezuela end of 2026?
0%50%100%76%16 Oct, 08:13 UTCnowAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera: Venezuelans demand elections in first national protest in nearly two years · 23 Oct, 03:12 UTCLatest articles: Venezuelans call for elections in first national protest in nearly two years · 23 Oct, 04:59 UTC

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The story so far

2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 23 Oct 2026. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera published first, on 23 October at 03:12 UTC; Latest articles followed 1h 47m later. The most recent article, from Latest articles, appeared on 23 October at 04:59 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), Latest articles.

3 prediction markets price this story:

  • Will Nicolás Maduro be the leader of Venezuela end of 2026? — the market puts it at 76%, with $1k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Jan 2027. The market resolves based on who officially holds the position of head of state in Venezuela at 12 PM ET on December 31, 2026. Readers often mistake a person’s appointment date or media reports for the actual moment they assume power, but only confirmed, sworn-in leaders count. If the Venezuelan government does not clearly identify its head of state, the United Nations list serves as the final authority.
  • Nicolás Maduro — the market puts it at 83%, with $687 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 31 Dec 2026. The market resolves to Yes if Nicolás Maduro officially holds the position of head of state of Venezuela on December 31, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET. Otherwise, it resolves to No. Readers often mistake the date of the linked news story for the resolution deadline.
  • Nicolás Maduro — the market puts it at 1%, with $43 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 2 Jan 2027. The market resolves to Yes if Nicolás Maduro is the de facto head of state of Venezuela at the end of 2026. It resolves to No if he does not hold that position by that date. Readers often mistake the date of the linked news story for the resolution deadline.

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Sources

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  1. Venezuelans demand elections in first national protest in nearly two years Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
  2. Venezuelans call for elections in first national protest in nearly two years Latest articles

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  • Polymarket Will Nicolás Maduro be the leader of Venezuela end of 2026? 76% −1 $1k 24hends 1 Jan 2027

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  • Kalshi Nicolás Maduro 83% +5 $687 24hends 31 Dec 2026

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