Venezuela’s 34,000 polling stations – open since 6am when Maduro cast the first vote – had been due to close at 6pm. “Today’s so-called election in Venezuela is an insult to democracy ... It’s time for Maduro to go,” the US said. “Venezuela’s elections do not meet the minimum standards for a true democracy. In a televised address on the eve of Sunday’s vote, Maduro rejected claims Venezuela was “in ruins” as an imperialist smear campaign designed to topple his government. The world has seen this farce and supports the people of Venezuela in their struggle for the return of a democratic country.”

Source: The Guardian May 20, 2018 16:24 UTC