Nicolas Madurothe president of Venezuela, won his country’s presidential election by just over 50% of the vote. However, the opposition in that country argues that there was fraud, plain and simple, so the results are completely different.
Nicolas Maduro He is one of the most controversial leaders in living memory and despite facing a terrible economic blockade by the United States and its allies, he has remained firm until now, when he could have carried out a maneuver to avoid losing power.
Over the weekend, elections were held to decide the new Venezuelan leader. After 5 pm, the partial results were announced, declaring the Ripe as president of the entire territory of that country.
The official statement from the electoral office caused strong rejection throughout the region and The presidents of the Southern Cone demanded that their re-elected counterpart share the details of the elections in order to officially recognize his victory in the elections.
However, Venezuelan officials have not yet shared any accurate information about the elections, leaving an aura of mystery and secrecy surrounding the matter. Presidents Boric of Chile, Milei of Argentina, Lacalle Pou of Uruguay and several others refused to recognize the president until the matter is clarified.
For their part, other countries such as China, Russia, Bolivia, Honduras and Iran recognized the victory of the leaderwhich speaks clearly of the bloc to which it belongs. Certain measures have already been announced, which will end up affecting the diplomatic ties of the southern cone of America.
The protests
After Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner in the weekend’s elections, a large number of Venezuelans have spoken out against him, with demonstrations taking place across the country. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered to express their opposition to the regime until now.
Several statues of leader Hugo Chavez were torn down as a sign that part of the population is not happy with the direction the country is taking. In Argentina, many Venezuelan citizens took to the streets and there were even reports of an attempt to take over the embassy.
