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0:43Now PlayingVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has declared that Christmas will be moved up to October, as he tries to turn people's attention away from the contested presidential election that has roiled the country.
In his weekly television show on Monday, Maduro said "It's September, and it already smells like Christmas."
"That's why this year, as a way of paying tribute to you all, and in gratitude to you all, I'm going to decree an early Christmas for October 1."
This is not the first time Maduro has moved up Christmas to an earlier date. He also did so during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Opposition parties continue to protest the outcome of July's election, saying that Maduro is illegally clinging on to power.
They accuse Maduro of widespread cronyism and corruption which has brought the country's economy to its knees.
A widespread crackdown on opposition has fueled more concerns about the state of the country.
More than 2,400 people have been imprisoned so far, according to news agency AFP, with journalists, politicians and aid workers among those jailed.
The US, EU, and several Latin American countries say the election results are fraudulent and have backed the opposition's claim that their candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, is the real winner.
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