Official campaign chief suggests Maduro wins Venezuelan election

The head of the official campaign, Jorge Rodríguez, hinted this Sunday that the leftist president Nicolas Maduro won the election in Venezuela against the opposition Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutiaspeaking to reporters after voting closed.

“We cannot give results, but we can give faces,” said Rodriguez, displaying a smile. “It has been a victory for everyone.” He added, accompanied by the number two of Chavismo, Diosdado Cabello, and other pro-government leaders, all smiling while Rodríguez spoke.

“The people have spoken and that voice of the people must be respected,” he insisted.

Nicolas Maduro (Photo by Yuri CORTEZ / AFP).
Nicolas Maduro (Photo by Yuri CORTEZ / AFP).

Shortly before, González Urrutia had declared himself “more than pleased” with the expectations of the day, while opposition leader María Corina Machado called on citizens to monitor the counting.

“We want to ask all Venezuelans to stay in their voting centers, to be there on vigil. We have fought all these years for this day, these are the crucial minutes,” Machado emphasized.

Source: Gestion

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