Maduro and opposition both claim to win Venezuela’s presidential election


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In a highly watched and highly scrutinized electoral process, Venezuela’s president election is ending in controversy. Authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro claimed to have won the election on Monday, July 29. However, his political opponents have too. 

With 80% of votes counted, Maduro is said to have won with more than 51% of the vote, leading electoral authorities to declare him the winner. 

However, the opposition claims candidate Edmundo González received 70% of the vote against Maduro’s 30%. González said all rules were violated.

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The opposition is demanding electoral authorities present all the voting tallies issued by the voting machines to verify the results. 

The United States and multiple regional nations have also voiced skepticism about official results handing victory to Maduro.

Brock Koller (Senior Producer), Shea Taylor (Producer), and Ian Kennedy (Lead Video Editor) contributed to this report.
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