Hugo Chavez statues toppled across Venezuela in post-election unrest

A destroyed statue of the late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez lies next to its base in Valencia, Venezuela (Jacinto Oliveros/AP)

Anti-government activists across Venezuela are toppling giant statues of Hugo Chavez to express their anger over the alleged stealing of an election by the late president’s handpicked successor, Nicolas Maduro.

In the seaside city of La Guaira, outside the capital Caracas, twisted rebar and chunks of concrete lie below a pedestal where a group of protesters on Monday night ripped down one likeness of Chavez that was dedicated by Mr Maduro in 2017.