July 28, 2024, 11:55 PM
July 28, 2024, 11:55 PM
The Venezuelan Electoral Council reported in the early minutes of Monday, July 29 that Nicolás Maduro won the election with 51% (5,150,092 votes). His main opponent, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, obtained 42.2% (4,445,978 votes) of the votes. These figures are based on 80% of the tables counted, and with a difference of 7 points between the first and the second.
“We congratulate the new president, Nicolás Maduro”said Elvis Amoroso, president of the Venezuelan Electoral Council.
The eyes of the world were on Venezuela for the development of these presidential elections, where around 1,000 voters were registered. 21 million Venezuelans to go to the polls and that they decide on the continuation of the so-called ‘Bolivarian revolution’ for a third term or that a change arises from the opposition bloc.
Voting on Sunday went smoothly, however, when the polling stations began to close at 6:00 p.m., there were some incidentsmainly in the capital, in Caracas. That marked a high moment of tension, In other regions, such as Portuguesa, some voters reported the access of witnesses to the voting centres, illegal escorting of voters, delays and the lack of delivery of printed minutes.
According to images seen on international cables, groups of Chavista militants suddenly arrived on their motorcycles near the Andrés Bello high school in Parque Carabobo, in the center of the Venezuelan capital, to intimidate and beat opposition supporters who were optimistically awaiting the results.
