Dismissing the opposition's calls on Monday for Venezuela's armed forces to "take the side of the people" amid protests over the legitimacy of President Nicolás Maduro's reelection, Defense Minister and army chief Vladimir Padrino said Maduro has the forces' "absolute loyalty".
Opposition leaders Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia and Maria Corina Machado on Monday appealed to the "conscience" of the military and police officers -- traditionally staunch allies of Maduro -- to "take the side of the people".
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