In the recent presidential election held in Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro has been announced as the winner based on the results from the National Electoral Council.
Elvis Amoroso, the head of the CNE and loyalist of Maduro said that according to the preliminary results of 80% of the ballots counted, Maduro has secured 51% of the vote, while his main rival received 44%.
The announcement has caused a lot of controversy.
The Venezuelan opposition led by candidate Edmundo González has challenged the results published by CNE and accused it of fraud. They say González got 70% of the vote and that he is the president-elect.
Al Jazeera reports that international leaders and election observers are urging Venezuela to make public the full results of the nation’s presidential election.
Social media users have been talking about the election a lot, and they have strong ideas about the process and the role of foreign organizations.
One Twitter user posted, “Where the hell is the UN that criticizes Nayib Bukele every day for imprisoning over 80,000 gang members but remains SILENT and QUIET about the TOTAL FRAUD of Venezuela’s genocidal tyrant, Nicolás Maduro. The UN is complete SHIT, do you agree?”
Another user replied, “Completely agree, the UN is nothing more than a corrupt organization that benefits from wars around the world to make money. With world peace, the UN would disappear.”
Additionally, another user tweeted, “Streets in Venezuela are lit up. In Tocuyito, Carabobo state, protesters bring down a banner of Nicolás Maduro.”
A reply read, “They have to find weapons to fight; they have no other choice but to accept the results or die in combat.”
The results of the election have caused major disruptions in the capital city of Caracas.
Public transit was restricted and many stores stayed closed as the city responded to the news of Maduro’s prolonged term.
There are still requests for openness and a settlement to the electoral issue, and Venezuela’s political situation is still unstable.
