International leaders deem ‘impartial verification’ of Venezuela election results necessary
According to reports from Venezuela’s elections delivered by the CNE, Maduro, who has been in power since 2013, was reelected with 51.2% of the votes (5,150,092 votes).
Meanwhile, the main opposition coalition’s candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia, received 4,445,978 votes, representing 44.2% of the ballots.
After the election results in Venezuela were announced, González Urrutia, whose main backer is anti-Chavista leader María Corina Machado, denounced that ‘all norms have been violated’ to the extent that ‘the majority of the tally sheets have still not been delivered.’
U.S. and several countries question election results
The United States and several Latin American countries are questioning the reelection of Nicolás Maduro for a new presidential term, announced Sunday night by the National Electoral Council, with 51.2% of the votes in his favor compared to 44.2% for opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia.
The U.S. government stated that the announcement of Sunday’s election results in Venezuela, which were won by President Nicolás Maduro according to the National Electoral Council (CNE), lacked credibility and called on local authorities to publish the tally sheets.
These countries’ governments questioned the transparency and legitimacy of Venezuela’s election process, labeling it fraudulent and stating that it does not reflect the will of the Venezuelan people.
Meanwhile, the British government also expressed concern over allegations of irregularities in Venezuela’s vote count and requested that ‘detailed results’ of the elections be released to ensure transparency.
The German government stated on Monday that the announced results of Venezuela’s presidential election do not dispel doubts about the count, urging Caracas authorities to ensure transparency in the tally and to make the tally sheets public so the opposition can clearly see who won the vote.
For this reason, the German government called on Venezuelan authorities to publish the election results in a ‘detailed and transparent’ manner, meaning also broken down by individual polling stations, and ‘to give the opposition full access to these electoral documents.’
The European Union and countries like Spain requested evidence of the process’s transparency, while Russia, Iran, and China congratulated Maduro on his reelection.
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