CARACAS, July 29 — Mariëtte Le Roux Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner of Venezuela’s presidential election on Sunday but the opposition and key regional neighbours...
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Maduro, 61, addressed supporters at the presidential palace minutes after the announcement to celebrate the declaration from his loyalist electoral authority. Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves also denounced the official result as “fraudulent,” while Chile’s president described it as “hard to believe.”US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed “serious concerns” that the result did not reflect the will of Venezuelan voters.
He is accused of locking up critics and harassing the opposition in a climate of rising authoritarianism. Maduro counts on a loyal electoral apparatus, military leadership and state institutions in a system of well-established political patronage. The agreement to hold the vote led the United States to temporarily ease sanctions imposed after Maduro’s 2018 re-election, which was rejected as a sham by dozens of Western and Latin American countries.Washington is keen for a return to stability in Venezuela—an ally of Cuba, Russia and China that boasts the world’s largest oil reserves but severely diminished production capacity.
Maduro Wins One More Term As Venezuela President But Result Disputed By Opposition And Regional Neighbours
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