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]
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
[change | change source]Polls 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 | change source]- ↑ 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.