Venezuela’s Supreme Court rules on Maduro’s election victory

Venezuela’s Supreme Court recognizes president’s victory Nicolas Maduro In the July 28 election.

The opposition disagrees with the court’s decision, which provides institutional support to the ruling party. Report Reuters.

After the election and anti-government protests, Maduro’s government has engaged in what the opposition and human rights groups describe as a crackdown on dissent, including arrests of opposition figures and protesters, legislation to tighten regulation of non-governmental organizations, and a crackdown on dissidents. Government officials who allegedly share opposition views have been forced to resign,” the message said.

The Supreme Court reviewed the materials of the Electoral Commission and agreed that Maduro won the election. This is what the president of the court said Carlislea Rodriguezadding that the decision cannot be appealed.

The court ruling gives Maduro, who has ruled the country since 2013, another six-year term as president.

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The electoral commission said Maduro received just over half the votes, but did not release full results. Edmundo Gonzalez It received support from 67% of voters.

The opposition said: “The Supreme Court has no constitutional right to perform any electoral functions, which makes its decision invalid.”

Rodriguez said a copy of the court ruling will be provided to the attorney general so it can be included in the criminal investigation into violations related to the online posting of election results.

Gonzalez and opposition leader Maria Corinna Machado He is under investigation on multiple charges, including inciting military personnel to commit crimes after calling on security forces to protect the election results.

Many Western powers called for full release of the vote results, while Russia, China and several other countries congratulated Maduro on his victory.

“The United States has prepared a list of about 60 officials and their families who could be sanctioned as part of the first punitive measures after the vote, but most of the solutions to the crisis proposed by the international community have been either ignored or rejected by the Venezuelan government, the opposition, or both,” the publication wrote.