POLÍTICA
Maduro e oposição reivindicam vitória na Venezuela
July 29, 2024 - O Presidente Nicolás Maduro reivindicou a vitória nas eleições presidenciais na Venezuela, apesar de a oposição dizer que o seu candidato Edmundo Gonzalez foi o vencedor.
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.