Two rival rallies took place in Venezuela's capital, Caracas, on Saturday following blackouts that left people without electricity and water.
President Nicolas Maduro's supporters marched to the presidential palace after Maduros tweeted 'Let’s fill the streets of Caracas with joy'.
During the rally, Madura said he was willing to negotiate and support any step for dialogue, blaming cyberattacks from Colombia and Chile for the recent power outages.
Opposition leader Juan Guaido, who declared himself interim president in late January, urged his supporters to stand united and pressure the government until Maduro left.
The rival rallies came days after Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly stripped Guaido of his parliamentary immunity on Tuesday, paving the way for his prosecution and possible arrest.
Venezuela has been rocked by protests since Jan. 10, when Maduro was sworn in for a second term following a vote boycotted by the opposition.
Tensions flared when Guaido declared himself acting president on Jan. 23 -- a move supported by the U.S. and many European and Latin American countries.
Turkey, Russia, China, Iran, Bolivia and Mexico have thrown their weight behind Maduro.
Reporting by Lokman Ilhan in Caracas, writing by Busra Nur Bilgic in Ankara
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