Photos: Over 7.1 million Venezuelans cast symbolic vote to rewrite constitution

More than seven million Venezuelans participated in an unofficial referendum organized by the opposition Sunday and 98 percent voted to delegitimize the rule of President Nicolas Maduro, according to academics monitoring the vote.

Updated on: Jul 17, 2017 12:37 PM IST

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A woman holds a sign during an unofficial plebiscite against Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro's government, in San Jose, Costa Rica. Government opponents sought to deal a symbolic blow to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, casting votes in an unofficial referendum designed to reject his controversial plan for a constitutional overhaul. More than 7.1 million people voted in a symbolic rejection of President Nicolas Maduro’s plan to rewrite the constitution. (Juan Carlos Ulate / REUTER)

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Venezuelan authorities have refused to greenlight the vote that has been presented as an act of civil disobedience and supporters of Maduro are boycotting it. Protests against Maduro since April 1 have brought thousands to the streets demanding elections, but has also left 95 people dead, according to an official toll. (Raul Arboleda / AFP)

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An indigenous Guajiro woman casts her vote at a polling station in Maracaibo, Venezuela . (Isaac Urrutia / REUTERS)

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People wait to cast their votes in San Jose, Costa Rica. The balloting was organized by the opposition and denounced by the government as illegal and seditious. But turnout appeared high at thousands of makeshift voting places set up throughout the country (Juan Carlos Ulate / REUTERS)

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Opposition supporters ride on a motorcycle, in Caracas, Venezuela . Venezuelans who live abroad were also casting ballots. In neighboring Colombia, to which many Venezuelans have fled, there were emotional scenes as expatriates gathered to take part in the anti-Maduro referendum. (Marco Bello / REUTERS)

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Some unrest was reported in Venezuela in which one woman was reported killed and three injured in what the opposition termed an attack on a polling site in the poor Catia district of the capital, Caracas. (Isaac Urrutia / REUTERS)

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Venezuela has become an economic and political disaster zone, riven by protests and suffering from widespread shortages. (JUAN BARRETO / AFP)

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Venezuelan citizens living in Mexico, take part in a symbolic plebiscite. (Bernardo Montoya / AFP)

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Opposition supporters react while waiting for results of the unofficial plebiscite against President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela . (/Marco Bello / REUTERS)

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Two Venezuelan residents in Madrid, pose for a selfie-photo after voting held at the Puerta del Sol in Madrid. (GERARD JULIEN / AFP)