Venezuela opposition leader Freddy Superlano has been detained, party says

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Freddy Superlano, leader of the Voluntad Popular party arrivew at a press conference, in Caracas

FILE PHOTO: Freddy Superlano, leader of the Voluntad Popular party arrives at a press conference of the Maria Corina Machado, candidate of the Vente Venezuela party for the opposition primaries, in Caracas, Venezuela October 13, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

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Venezuela opposition party Voluntad Popular said on Tuesday on X that its national coordinator Freddy Superlano has been detained.

The arrest comes amid a disputed election where both President Nicolas Maduro and opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez have declared victory.

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