Venezuela’s Supreme Court confirms Nicolas Maduro’s victory in July 28 election

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he Supreme Court (TSJ) VenezuelaAccused of serving Chavismo Rulers, certify president’s re-election this Friday Nicolas Maduro After being charged, third six-year term Fraud By the opposition.

“This court has incontrovertibly certified the professional electoral materials and verified the results of the July 28, 2024 presidential election issued by the Presidential Election Commission. National Election Commission （COSCO SHIPPING Group), citizen Nicolás Maduro Moros was elected President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for the constitutional term from 2025 to 2031. “This is how it was decided,” read the ruling by Caryslia Rodríguez, president of the Supreme Court.

The decision was in response to a request made by Maduro three weeks ago when his main rival, deputy Edmundo González Urrutia, the disqualified opposition leader, cast doubt on his re-election. Maria Corina Machadocondemning the fraud.

Venezuela’s CNE declared Maduro the winner with 52% of the vote, while González Urrutia received 43%, but provided no detailed review details and alleged that the voting system had been hacked.

González Urrutia said he won with more than 60 percent of the vote and rejected Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling in the X.

“They will not usurp the truth,” wrote opponents of the party, which is considered the winner of the election by the United Democratic Alliance and various national and international organizations. The opposition had already announced on Wednesday that it would consider the verdict “invalid.”

The Supreme Court urged the CNE to publish the “final results” of the election but did not require details of the review.

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USAthis European Union Some Latin American countries were unaware that Maduro had announced a third term.

An independent UN mission assessing the human rights situation in Venezuela has questioned the independence of Venezuelan institutions.

According to a report published by Venezuela’s X magazine, the delegation warned that “the Venezuelan Supreme Court and the National Electoral Council lack independence and impartiality and play a role in the state’s repressive apparatus.” United Nations Human Rights Council.

Machado thanked “this firm and clear position”. The leader added: “No strategy can give Nicolás Maduro a single ounce of legitimacy.”

Maduro accused González Urrutia and Machado of inciting violence and fomenting a coup against him, and protests broke out after the election results were announced, leaving 27 people dead, nearly 200 injured and more than 2,400 detained.

The president has called for the two men to be jailed and the prosecutor’s office has opened a criminal investigation.

Maduro has the “absolute loyalty” of the armed forces high command, which rules out calls from the opposition to support them.

The parliament, also controlled by Chavista, has pushed through a series of laws, including anti-fascism legislation – a term often used by the ruling Chavista to disqualify its opponents – and laws regulating social networks. Since August 8, the X platform has been blocked in Venezuela.

A law to monitor non-governmental organizations, which has been criticized by human rights activists, has been put to a vote.