Leaders of international organizations and election monitors are urging Venezuela to make available the full results of the nation’s presidential election. Which officially proclaimed won by President Nicolas Maduro despite allegations of fraud by the opposition.
In the typically busy Venezuelan city of Caracas, few stores were open and public transportation limited on Monday. Due the announcement from the National Electoral Council (CNE) that Maduro had won a second six-year term as president.
According to Elvis Amoroso of the CNE, Maduro got re-elected by a majority of the Venezuelan people as president “for the period 2025–2031,”
In a live speech from Caracas, 61-year-old Maduro asserted that “a coup d’etat is being attempted in Venezuela” but did not offer any supporting documentation.
“This time, there won’t be any weakness—we already know this movie,” he continued, adding that Venezuela’s “law be respected.”
Following Sunday’s vote, the Maduro-aligned electoral administration has not yet made public the counts. Since from each of the 30,000 voting places around Venezuela, which has sparked concerns and allegations of fraud.
Opposition candidate concerns
Prior to this, opposition representatives claimed that Edmundo Gonzalez, the opposition candidate, was overwhelming Maduro. Following the counts they had gathered from campaign representatives at the centers.
However, the CNE claimed that Gonzalez had fallen short of overthrowing the president, garnering only 44% of the vote to Maduro’s 51%.
In his first statements since the results were made public, Gonzalez stated. “The Venezuelans and the entire world know what happened.” He and his associates have urged followers to maintain their composure. And again urged the government to refrain from inflaming tensions.
Deyvid Cadenas, a 28-year-old voter from Venezuela eating breakfast on a bench. Beside an unopened company in Caracas on Monday morning, expressed his feelings of being duped.
Cadenas, who on Sunday became the first person to vote in a presidential election, told The Associated Press, “I don’t believe yesterday’s results.”
Leaders in the region and throughout the world have encouraged Venezuela to reveal a comprehensive breakdown of the election results. Given the ongoing political unrest in the South American country. Venezuela election: Maduro claims victory. Courtesy of Reuters.
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