Maduro declared winner in Venezuelan election, but opposition and neighbors reject result

CARACAS, Venezuela – Nicolas Maduro has been declared the winner of Venezuela’s presidential election, but the opposition and key regional neighbors immediately reject the official results.

Maduro won re-election with 51.2 percent of votes, while opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia received 44.2%, the electoral council announces. ---More...

BREAKING: Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro has called members of the military, police, and armed socialist militias to the vicinity of Miraflores, the presidential residence, to guard him. It appears Maduro is preparing to overturn the votes of the people and stay in power… pic.twitter.com/nYKahKyfbH

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