CARACAS, Venezuela - The United States and several Latin American countries cast doubt Monday on President Nicolás Maduro's reelection on Sunday, ordinary Venezuelans took to the streets and opposition leaders prepared to reveal what some said was evidence of brazen electoral fraud. Venezuela's National Electoral Council, which Maduro controls, claimed early Monday that the authoritarian socialist earned 51 percent of the vote to Edmundo González's 44 percent. On Monday evening, opposition leaders said they had collected more than 73 percent of voting center records, and they proved that González won twice as many votes as Maduro. That was similar to independent exit polling released Sunday evening. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/29/venezuela-presidential-election-result-maduro/

Source: Washington Post July 30, 2024 17:16 UTC