Venezuela’s Opposition Declares Victory Despite Government Declaring Maduro Winner in Controversial Election 

Opposition candidate Edmundo González stated, “The Venezuelans and the entire world know what happened.”

The National Electoral Council, controlled by Maduro loyalists, reported that Maduro secured 51% of the vote to González’s 44%. However, they withheld the detailed tallies from the 30,000 polling booths, promising to release them in the “coming hours,” which has hindered verification of the results.