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Venezuela’s Maduro, opposition each claim election victory

July 29, 2024 - President Nicolás Maduro has claimed victory in Venezuela’s presidential election, even as the country’s opposition said its candidate Edmundo Gonzalez was the victor.

The head of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Elvis Amoroso – who is a close ally of Mr Maduro – said that with 80% of ballots counted, President Maduro had 51.20% of the vote, compared to 44.02% for his main rival.

The Venezuelan opposition dismissed the CNE's announcement as fraudulent and promised to challenge the result.

It said its candidate, Edmundo González, had won with 70% of the votes and insisted he was the rightful president-elect.

The opposition said vote tallies it had received, as well as exit polls and quick counts, showed González had a lead of 40 percentage points over the incumbent, according to the BBC.

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PUBLISHED: 29/07/2024; STORY: Graphic News
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