2024 Venezuelan presidential election
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On 28 July 2024, Presidential elections were held in Venezuela to choose the president for the next six-years. [1][2]
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The current president Nicolás Maduro ran for his third term in a row. Former diplomat Edmundo González Urrutia represented the Unitary Platform (Spanish: Plataforma Unitaria Democrática; PUD), the main opposition party. Other candidates of the Venezuelan Opposition were banned from running in the election by the government.
Results
changePolls made before the election predicted that González would win by a large majority. After the government-controlled National Electoral Council (CNE) announced partial results showing that Maduro had won by a small majority on 29 July, some world leaders doubted the claimed results. They chose to not recognize the claims made by the CNE,[3][4] with some exceptions including the leaders of Russia, China, Iran, Cuba and others, who congratulated Maduro on his victory.[5]
Both González and Maduro claim they won.
After the results were announced, protests broke out across the country and the Maduro regime detained political figures from the opposition.
References
change- ↑ Otis, John; Kahn, Carrie (26 July 2024). "What to know about Venezuela's election, as Maduro faces stiff opposition". NPR. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ↑ "Venezuela Will Hold Presidential Elections On July 28: Official". Barrons.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ↑ Jones, Sam (29 July 2024). "'Hard to believe': Venezuela election result met with suspicion abroad". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
reuters29julwas used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ Schmidt, Samantha; Sands, Leo; Herrero, Vanessa (29 July 2024). "World leaders cast doubt on Maduro's claim of victory in Venezuelan election". The Washington Post. Retrieved 29 July 2024.