Venezuela’s Pro-Maduro Supreme Court Certifies Claims He Won Presidential Election
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s Supreme Court has backed President Nicolas Maduro’s claims that he won last month’s presidential election and said voting tallies published online showing he lost by a landslide were forged. The ruling is the latest attempt by Maduro to blunt protests...
Venezuela’s Opposition Says Suggestion To Repeat Presidential Election ‘An Insult’
SAO PAULO (AP) — Venezuela’s opposition was dealt a blow Thursday when countries that had been pressuring President Nicolás Maduro to release vote tallies backing his claim to victory in last month’s presidential election began suggesting a repeat of the contest instead. The proposal from...
Venezuela’s Maduro Asks Pro-Government Supreme Court To Audit His Disputed Election
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro said he asked the country’s Supreme Court to conduct an audit of the presidential election after opposition leaders disputed his claim of victory, drawing swift condemnation by independent observers. Maduro told reporters Wednesday that the ruling party...
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