Nicolas Maduro Declared Winner of Venezuela Presidential Vote

President Nicolas Maduro has won Venezuela’s presidential election, according to partial results announced by the electoral council.

The head of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Elvis Amoroso said that with 80% of ballots counted, President Maduro had 51% of the vote, compared to 44% for his main rival, Edmundo González.

In his victory speech, Maduro said that his reelection will bring peace and reiterated that fascism “will not happen” in the country.

“The voice of peace triumphed, and in Venezuela there will be peace, peace and peace for our country,” he said.

The opposition, led by Maria Corina Machado, has rejected the result. “It is an outrage against the truth.”

The opposition claimed that the results announced by the CNE do not correspond to the votes cast.

Machado said Gonzalez won 70% of the vote in the presidential election.

We want the whole world to know that we won in every sector and every state in the country. We know what happened today. We’ve been making sure all the information was collected and reported. This shows the results. It is irrefutable,” she said.

For his part, Maduro the election results are transparent but accused unidentified hackers of infiltrating the voting system.

“We suffered cyberattacks, we suffered massive hacking. We know which country is behind it, but I won’t mention it,” Maduro told a crowd of supporters after results were announced.

“A cyberattack on the infrastructure of the electoral system – they didn’t want the votes to be added up and the final results to be announced today.”

#Noticia📰 Presidente Maduro denunció hackeo al sistema de transmisión de datos del Consejo Nacional Electoral ➡️https://t.co/fv5Irj34qF pic.twitter.com/OXKN8anEtl

— Prensa Presidencial (@PresidencialVen) July 29, 2024

Source: Agencies