Anti-government protests have erupted in Venezuela since the disputed election result was announced.
The Venezuelan defence ministry has described as a coup, anti-government protests which erupted after the disputed election result was announced.
People took to the streets across cities and towns in Venezuela on Monday in protest after the government-dominated electoral authority had declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner of the election.
Two leading NGOs in Venezuela said there have been several deaths and dozens of people injured.
As people gathered for fresh protest rallies, General Vladimir Padrino read out a statement saying President Nicolás Maduro had the absolute loyalty and unconditional support of the armed forces, which would defeat the coup.
Venezuela's attorney general, who is a close ally of Mr. Maduro, said a member of the military had been killed in the anti-government protests and 749 people have been arrested.
They are expected to be charged with resisting authority and, in the most serious cases, terrorism.
The National Electoral Council had earlier announced that Mr. Maduro had been re-elected for a third consecutive term with 51 per cent of the votes, ahead of Edmundo González with 44 per cent.
But the electoral authority has failed to publish detailed voting tallies, which the opposition says show that the result announced was fraudulent.
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