New Delhi, The results of the presidential election held in Venezuela are in. Nicolás Maduro has been elected president for the third time. According to the results, he has got 51 percent votes. At the same time, opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez received 44 percent of the vote.
However, the opposition is questioning these election results. Because most exit polls predicted a victory for the opposition. Not only that, the opposition has claimed that Edmundo Gonzalez got more than 70 percent of the votes.
The opposition claims it also has data on Gonzalez's victory. Meanwhile, opposition leader Maria Corino Machado has appealed to the army to stand with the 'right side' in a social media post. He wrote, 'This is the time to stand on the right side.
You have one chance, and it's now. Maria was barred from running on charges of plotting to attack military targets and destabilizing the country. Venezuela's election authority said opposition candidate Gonzalez won 44 percent of the vote.
However, says Gonzalez, 'the results cannot be hidden. The country has chosen a peaceful transition. President Nicolás Maduro has been in power for 11 years. He told his supporters last week that if he loses the election, there will be bloodshed and civil war in Venezuela. Maduro's victory has been questioned not only by the opposition but also by Britain.
The UK has alleged 'serious irregularities' in the electoral process. Apart from this, Britain has also demanded to declare detailed results. At the same time, US Vice President Kamala Harris has said that she will stand with the people of Venezuela. Nicolás Maduro has been president since 2013.
Venezuela has been facing a political and economic crisis since he came to power. According to an estimate, more than 78 million people have left Venezuela in 10 years. The report shows that 82 percent of the Venezuelan population is struggling with poverty.SS1MS
