Cuban flag removed from public square during protests in Venezuela.

Venezuelans outraged by the apparent theft of the presidential elections in their country, after which the dictator Nicolás Maduro was proclaimed re-elected, tore down the Cuban flag from a public square.

Groups of young opposition members who are on the streets of the country demanding the publication of the real results of last Sunday’s election destroyed a statue of Hugo Chávez, but they also expressed their rejection of Cuba's support for the Chávez regime.

A video shows several young people climbing to the top of a pole in what appears to be a park, and violently tearing down the Cuban flag that was flying at the top.

After throwing it to the ground, they shouted "no, we don't want it."

The Cuban regime has helped sustain its old Venezuelan ally through advisory services and the infiltration of military personnel and repressors.

Recently, in light of concerns about the growing popular support for the opposition duo made up of former diplomat Edmundo González and María Corina Machado.

In an intensification of the protests against the electoral results that granted victory to Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelans toppled a statue of Chávez this Monday.

In Coro, Falcón state, the protesters gathered in Plaza Hugo Chávez, an emblematic site for Chavismo, and tore down a statue about three meters tall, which had served as a reference point for political events in the region.

At the site, the police attempted to disperse the protesters, resulting in clashes between the officers and the public.

The protests have been motivated by the decision to declare Maduro the winner, a measure that has been contested, especially because Edmundo González was clearly leading in the polls.

In the capital of the country, Caracas, people have taken to the streets to demand Maduro's ouster, following irregularities that indicate a possible large-scale electoral fraud.

Since February, Maduro had warned that he would win the elections "by fair means or foul."