Daily Mail: 'Victory for the revolution': Venezuelan President Maduro claims election win as opponents vow to keep protesting after 10 are killed in wave of bloodshed
* Ten 10 people were killed in a wave of bloodshed as Venezuelans went to the polls over the weekend
* Nicolas Maduro defied international criticism to hold elections for a powerful new 'Constituent Assembly'
* President has since claimed it is 'the biggest vote the revolution has ever scored in its 18-year history'
* Cam as pictures showed violent clashes taking place between police and protesters in the capital Caracas
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has claimed victory for 'the revolution' in a controversial election a day after ten were killed in a wave of protests.
Violence swept the country on Sunday as Maduro, 54, defied international condemnation to hold elections for a powerful new 'Constituent Assembly'.
Authorities later announced an 'extraordinary turnout' of more than eight million voters, 41.5 per cent of the electorate, before the president hailed the figure as an election win.
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