In his first words after the government-controlled National Electoral Council of Venezuela declared him re-elected, Chavista leader Nicolás Maduro gave "thanks to God," denounced the interventionism and "fascism" that opposed him, and asked the international community to "respect" the results of the elections.
He also claimed that the electoral system "suffered massive hacking. We already know who did it and who ordered it. The case is in the hands of the prosecutor's office."
