Elvis Amoroso, head of the National Electoral Council, said Mr Maduro secured 51% of the vote, overcoming opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez, who garnered 44%. It came as opposition leaders were celebrating, online and outside a few voting centres, what they saw as a landslide victory for Mr Gonzalez. Opposition representatives said tallies they collected from campaign representatives at 30% of voting centres showed Mr Gonzalez trouncing the president. The head of the electoral council said it would release the official voting acts in the coming hours. After voting, Mr Maduro said he would recognise the election result and urged all other candidates to publicly declare that they would do the same.

Source: The Star July 29, 2024 05:10 UTC