Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has secured a third term, with the National Electoral Council (CNE) reporting that he won 51% of the vote. This result is based on 80% of the ballots counted, extending Maduro's presidency until January 2031.
Opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia garnered 44.2% of the vote, despite pre-election polls indicating he had a significant lead over Maduro. A survey by ORC Consultores in July had shown González with 59.68% support, compared to Maduro's 14.64%.
The CNE has called for an investigation into an alleged attack on the data transmission system, raising concerns about electoral integrity. This outcome has sparked immediate apprehension among opposition supporters and international observers.
Maduro's victory ensures the continuation of Chavista rule, which began in 1999 with Hugo Chávez. As Maduro embarks on his new term, Venezuela continues to grapple with severe economic issues, including hyperinflation, a shrinking GDP, and widespread shortages of basic goods. The country's economy contracted by nearly 80% over the past decade, and inflation rates have soared, reaching over 9,000% in recent years. Additionally, GDP per capita has plummeted to around $1,600, one of the lowest in Latin America. Socialism works!
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Sad to see
Chavez also changed the constitution. He removed one legislative house from two to one, bicameral to unicameral. He also expanded the Supreme Court or increased the number of justices.
I think Chavez was elected in 1999
My country hurts me so much, damn dictatorship and its damn frauds.
The state has expanded further and further and is buying more and more votes in this way, but at some point even that will collapse. Cheer up my friend
#626469 Here I describe everything that happened yesterday.
Cool, thank You
Not for anything, but I feel sorry for the Venezuelan children.
Is this the one that had the voting booths locked up?
I think I just saw that on someone elses post.
Yep. Nice guy
No wonder he got his 51%.
Has he not yet embezzelled enough money to go into hiding? He should learn from African dictators, lol you either flee to the EU with your london bank account stacked or live long enough to get strung up by the people once they snap
We as Venezuelans have to know that with a corrupt government and a corrupt CNE we can not expect to have a fair election.
The system has been broken by corruption for many years, we can't expect to win in a game where the referee is pay by the official party.
We need to find a way to broke that corrupted system.
Don't Venezuelans know it's racist to question election integrity?
Wow… how long has Maduro been in power there?! So Venezuela is basically a dictatorship?
Venezuela continues to grapple with post-election turmoil, a hallmark of its longstanding instability. The latest twist sees opposition figures Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo González claiming victory over Nicolás Maduro in the presidential race. This development underscores the enduring chaos within the energy-rich nation, where external groups frequently exploit the disorder.
"Venezuela has a new elected president and his name is Edmundo González," they declared, signaling a potential shift in leadership amid the nation's persistent volatility.
Today it is proven once again that there is no democracy in Venezuela, and that all this about free elections was always a scam by the Narco-state. The dictator cannot be removed with altered lessons and without guarantees of true transparency. This should be the straw that breaks the camel's back and motivates people to paralyze the country.
No one believes the result