Maduro became the president of Venezuela for the third time

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) "Elvis Amoroso", the head of the National Election Council of Venezuela, announced today (Monday) that Maduro won 51.2% of the votes and defeated his rival Edmundo Gonzalez, who won 44% of the votes. have given.

According to the report of Sky News, Amoroso emphasized that the result of the Venezuelan presidential election was based on the counting of 80% of the electoral votes.

Maduro's third victory came after his rival said he had "reasons to celebrate" and urged his supporters to monitor the vote count.

Before announcing the results, he tweeted, "Results cannot be hidden. The country has chosen to change peacefully."

The people of Venezuela went to the polls yesterday (Sunday) in an election that has been described as a turning point for the country by both the government and the opposition.

Once one of the world's largest oil exporters, Venezuela has seen its economy collapse in recent years due to heavy U.S. sanctions, driving the exodus of a quarter of its population.

The Venezuelan opposition did not accept Maduro's victory
While Elvis Amoroso, head of the National Election Council of Venezuela, announced that Nicolás Maduro had defeated his rival Edmundo González, the opposition denied defeat in the election.

According to this Venezuelan election official, Maduro was able to win 51.2% of the votes and Gonzalez's share was 44%. Of course, he emphasized that the result of the election so far was based on the counting of 80% of the votes.

Venezuela's opposition claimed that González had defeated Maduro in the presidential election. He himself released a statement saying that "all Venezuelans and the world know what happened".

Miss Corina Machado, the leader of the Venezuelan opposition, repeated the claim of Gonzalez's victory in the elections, saying that his victory was "with a high vote".