Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner of Venezuela's presidential election on Sunday but the opposition and key regional neighbours immediately rejected the official results. "I can say, before the people of Venezuela and the world, I am Nicolas Maduro Moros, the re-elected president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela," Maduro said. Gonzalez Urrutia had replaced popular Machado on the ticket after authorities loyal to Maduro excluded her from the race. Machado said earlier Sunday that if Maduro "grabs power," another "three, four, five million" Venezuelans will likely join the exodus. About 21 million Venezuelans were registered as voters, but only an estimated 17 million still in the country were eligible to cast ballots.

Source: Hindustan Times July 29, 2024 15:06 UTC