▁large ▁number ▁of ▁death s ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Venez uel an ▁protest s ; ▁medical ▁students ▁at ▁the ▁university ▁joined ▁in ▁walk outs ▁for ▁their ▁patients ▁who ▁they ▁couldn ' t ▁treat ▁due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁resources . ▁The ▁university ▁security ▁accompanied ▁the ▁students ▁march ing ▁down ▁Los ▁Il ust res ▁to ▁protect ▁them ▁from ▁the ▁police ▁and ▁national ▁security . ▁▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁FC U - U CV ▁elections ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁during ▁the ▁FC U - U CV ▁elections ▁to ▁choose ▁Re ques ens ' ▁successor , ▁irregular ities ▁were ▁noted ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁Re ques ens ▁was ▁concerned ▁with ▁" vi ol ent ▁groups " ▁who , ▁in ▁the ▁weeks ▁before ▁the ▁vote , ▁began ▁attack ing ▁and ▁threaten ing ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁fac ult ies ▁of ▁the ▁university ▁that ▁showed ▁more ▁support ▁for ▁Re ques ens ' ▁sl ate . ▁A ▁student ▁political ▁group ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁Re ques ens ' ▁party ▁claimed ▁via ▁twe et ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁violence ▁on ▁the ▁campus , ▁though ▁other ▁students ▁were ▁twe eting ▁about ▁increased ▁violence . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁vote , ▁the ▁Elect oral ▁Commission ▁announced ▁some ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁process , ▁which ▁matched ▁the ▁tone ▁of ▁other ▁irregular ities . ▁These ▁included ▁a ▁" rig ged ▁calendar "; ▁allowing ▁non - stud ents ▁to ▁vote ; ▁not ▁allowing ▁Re ques ens ' ▁party ' s ▁campaign ing ▁name ▁(" T