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LeMonde
6 days ago
- Politics
- LeMonde
In Venezuela, Maduro claims landslide win in elections amid opposition boycott
As expected, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro secured a sweeping victory in the legislative and regional elections held on Sunday, May 25, which part of the opposition had called to boycott. With more than 90% of ballots counted, the Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV, United Socialist Party of Venezuela) won 23 out of 24 governorships and a commanding majority in the Asamblea Nacional. Chavism, the political movement founded by Hugo Chávez, received 82.68% of the vote, winning 40 out of 50 seats in the national constituency – the regional constituencies have yet to be allocated. According to the Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE, National Electoral Council), voter turnout reached 42.6%. The opposition, which advocated abstention, contested this figure, highlighting inconsistencies (the total number of votes cast does not match the reported turnout) and portrayed the low turnout observed on the ground as a victory for their movement. This regional and legislative election was the first held since the contentious July 28, 2024, presidential election and the highly disputed re-election of Maduro. The victory claimed by Chavism could not erase the president's lack of legitimacy or the looming economic challenges he faced.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Maduro's ruling party win called 'farce' by Venezuelan opposition
May 26 (UPI) -- Venezuela's ruling party, led by President Nicolas Maduro, swept to victory in regional and parliamentary elections. The elections Sunday came as multiple opposition groups called for Venezuelans to boycott the vote in protest to last July's presidential election in which Maduro was declared the winner in a disputed contest over Edmundo Gonzalez, who is recognized by the United States and several other nations as the lawful winner and Venezuelan president. Maduro's United Socialist Party of Venezuela , or PSUV, took 23 of the 24 state gubernatorial races and an absolute majority of 285 seats in Parliament. The opposition candidates won the governorship of one state, Cojedes, which is down from the four states in 2021 but won three national assembly seats under the UNT party. According to Venezuela's electoral council, which is dominated by Maduro loyalists, the PSUV won more than 82% of votes cast for Parliament. It was called a "farce" election by the South American country's opposition parties. Meanwhile, Maduro hailed the election results as a "victory of peace and stability." Opposition party leader Maria Corina Machado claimed voter turnout was below 15% while the government-run CNE says turnout was at around 42%. Earlier this month in a video message, Machado said "we voted on 28 July" but "on May 25, we won't vote." "More than 85% of Venezuelans did not obey this regime and said 'no'," Machado said about the effort to keep Venezuelan voters home instead of casting a ballot. On Monday, the Canadian government said Sunday's elections in Venezuela were neither free nor fair as "repression, arbitrary detentions and silencing of opposition persist." "We call for an end to human rights abuses and the immediate release of all unjustly detained," officials in the Canadian Global Affairs Department, which manages Canada's diplomatic and consular relations, added.
Qatar Tribune
6 days ago
- Politics
- Qatar Tribune
Venezuelan electoral authority declares Maduro party victorious
BerlincTypeface:> Venezuela's pro-government electoral authority (CNE) has announced that the country's ruling parties won in the parliamentary and regional elections. Preliminary results suggest President Nicolás Maduro's socialist ruling party PSUV and its allies won 82.7% of the votes, the CNE announced during Sunday night, according to the state news agency AVN. The South American country's electoral authority said smaller opposition parties received 17% of the votes. It said voter turnout was around 43%. Maduro celebrated the election results in front of supporters in the capital Caracas as a 'victory for peace and stability.' Twenty-three of the 24 governor posts went to candidates from the ruling camp. The largest opposition parties criticized the vote as a farce, and had called for a boycott of the elections. According to the opposition, turnout was far lower due to the boycott, at only around 15% of eligible voters. According to the Interior Ministry, security forces arrested more than 70 people, including prominent opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa. Around 21 million Venezuelans were eligible to vote in the elections for the 285 members of parliament, 24 governors and numerous mayors, city councillors and local representatives.
UPI
6 days ago
- Politics
- UPI
Maduro's ruling party win called 'farce' by Venezuelan opposition
A member of the Bolivarian National Police votes Sunday in Carcas, Venezuela. The regional and legislative elections in Venezuela, where governors, national assembly members and state legislators elected, were marked by the absence of long lines seen in previous years and the use of automated voting, which Chavistas and opposition groups described as "fast." Photo By Miguel Gutierrez/EPA-EFE May 26 (UPI) -- Venezuela's ruling party, led by President Nicolas Maduro, swept to victory in regional and parliamentary elections. The elections Sunday came as multiple opposition groups called for Venezuelans to boycott the vote in protest to last July's presidential election in which Maduro was declared the winner in a disputed contest over Edmundo Gonzalez, who is recognized by the United States and several other nations as the lawful winner and Venezuelan president. Maduro's United Socialist Party of Venezuela , or PSUV, took 23 of the 24 state gubernatorial races and an absolute majority of 285 seats in Parliament. The opposition candidates won the governorship of one state, Cojedes, which is down from the four states in 2021 but won three national assembly seats under the UNT party. According to Venezuela's electoral council, which is dominated by Maduro loyalists, the PSUV won more than 82% of votes cast for Parliament. It was called a "farce" election by the South American country's opposition parties. Meanwhile, Maduro hailed the election results as a "victory of peace and stability." Opposition party leader Maria Corina Machado claimed voter turnout was below 15% while the government-run CNE says turnout was at around 42%. Earlier this month in a video message, Machado said "we voted on 28 July" but "on May 25, we won't vote." "More than 85% of Venezuelans did not obey this regime and said 'no'," Machado said about the effort to keep Venezuelan voters home instead of casting a ballot. On Monday, the Canadian government said Sunday's elections in Venezuela were neither free nor fair as "repression, arbitrary detentions and silencing of opposition persist." "We call for an end to human rights abuses and the immediate release of all unjustly detained," officials in the Canadian Global Affairs Department, which manages Canada's diplomatic and consular relations, added.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Venezuelan electoral authority declares Maduro party victorious
Venezuela's pro-government electoral authority (CNE) has announced that the country's ruling parties won in the parliamentary and regional elections. Preliminary results suggest President Nicolás Maduro's socialist ruling party PSUV and its allies won 82.7% of the votes, the CNE announced during Sunday night, according to the state news agency AVN. The South American country's electoral authority said smaller opposition parties received 17% of the votes. It said voter turnout was around 43%. Maduro celebrated the election results in front of supporters in the capital Caracas as a "victory for peace and stability." Twenty-three of the 24 governor posts went to candidates from the ruling camp. The largest opposition parties criticized the vote as a farce, and had called for a boycott of the elections. According to the opposition, turnout was far lower due to the boycott, at only around 15% of eligible voters. The election was preceded by a wave of arrests of opposition figures. According to the Interior Ministry, security forces arrested more than 70 people, including prominent opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa. The authoritarian government in Caracas accuses them of planning terrorist attacks on embassies, hospitals, police stations and power stations in order to disrupt the vote. Around 21 million Venezuelans were eligible to vote in the elections for the 285 members of parliament, 24 governors and numerous mayors, city councillors and local representatives.
