Venezuela’s Maduro formally declared winner of presidential vote as opposition claims irregularities

President Nicolas Maduro addresses supporters outside the Miraflores presidential palace after electoral authorities declared him the winner of the presidential election in Caracas on July 29, 2024. © Fernando Vergara, AP

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro won re-election with 51% of Sunday's vote, the electoral council announced on Monday, following a campaign marred by claims of opposition intimidation and fears of fraud. Opposition candidate Edmundo González, who had been leading in independent polls, won 44% of the vote.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was formally declared the winner of his country's disputed presidential election Monday, a day after the political opposition and the entrenched incumbent both claimed victory in the contest.