{"id":207866,"date":"2024-07-29T15:03:51","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T19:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=207866"},"modified":"2024-07-29T15:03:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T19:03:51","slug":"did-nicolas-maduro-just-steal-another-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/did-nicolas-maduro-just-steal-another-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Nicol\u00e1s Maduro Just Steal Another Election?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-714976011\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-2222896028\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The government-controlled electoral authority has declared Nicol\u00e1s Maduro the winner of Venezuela&#8217;s presidential election, securing his third consecutive six-year term. But the opposition is crying foul, contending that the authoritarian socialist did not, in fact, receive the most votes.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1925162313\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_Red-&#038;-Reddy_Web_1000x250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With 80 percent of the ballots counted, the National Electoral Council (CNE)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/america\/2024-07-29\/elecciones-en-venezuela-lo-que-se-sabe-sobre-los-resultados-electorales-y-el-triunfo-de-nicolas-maduro.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a>&nbsp;on Monday that Maduro had won 51 percent of the vote while opposition candidate Edmundo Gonz\u00e1lez, of the Democratic Unitary Platform, garnered 44 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his victory speech, Maduro described the results as &#8220;a triumph of peace and stability, republican ideals, and the ideas of equality.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"antig-4277134984\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-187194463\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_Red-&#038;-Reddy_Web_1000x250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>But the electoral authority has yet to release the official voting tallies from polling centers. Maduro claims this delay was caused by an unnamed country&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/prensapresidencialvenezuela.gob.ve\/index.php\/2024\/07\/29\/presidente-maduro-denuncio-hackeo-al-sistema-de-transmision-de-datos-del-consejo-nacional-electoral\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hacking<\/a>&nbsp;into the electoral council&#8217;s system. &#8220;The demons and the devils did not want the total to be counted,&#8221; the Venezuelan leader declared in a statement.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3495953169\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Gonz\u00e1lez has countered that the election results are fraudulent, and his party is demanding that the electoral authorities verify the outcome by presenting the tallies issued by the voting machines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Venezuelans and the entire world know what happened,&#8221; Gonz\u00e1lez&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/live\/venezuela-election-updates-maduro-machado-gonzalez\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a>&nbsp;at a press conference.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2206498882\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Voting in Venezuela is electronic\u2014voters press a button selecting their preferred candidate on a machine machine, which sends the results to the CNE. Each machine also prints a paper receipt that is placed in a ballot box for potential recounts. The opposition plans to obtain these printed tallies to see if they match the results announced by the CNE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So far, the opposition has obtained voting tallies from only about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/29\/world\/americas\/venezuela-election-takeaways.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">40 percent<\/a>&nbsp;of the ballot boxes. According to Venezuela&#8217;s law, independent witnesses are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/dd6f8130-7400-4078-964d-23d9abf12dc6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">allowed<\/a>&nbsp;to remain at the polling booths to count paper receipts to prevent tampering and ensure fairness. But opposition members claim they have been&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/28\/americas\/venezuela-presidential-election-polls-open-intl-latam\/index.html?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">denied<\/a>&nbsp;access and were forcibly removed from the premises.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1073371789\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chtamarketplace.com\/\" aria-label=\"Social FaceBook Cover Desk_Mobile\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:111\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:379\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:285\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:569\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"949\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/f18b2d2764b7a07c13c0cfd8d3621895.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-40\/html\/container.html\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The CNE has also allegedly halted data transmission from the local polling stations to its headquarters, preventing additional votes from being processed. It remains unclear when the authorities plan to announce the full results.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2374758687\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The opposition claims that Gonz\u00e1lez actually won the election, receiving&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cz5rj2mzgevo\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">70 percent<\/a>&nbsp;of the votes against Maduro&#8217;s 30 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We have not only defeated them politically, morally, and spiritually, today we defeated them with our votes in all of Venezuela,&#8221; opposition leader&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/venezuela-presidential-election-maduro-opposition-machado-edmundo-aecb49c26aba7dd7c98c0139282c8ade\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mar\u00eda Corina Machado<\/a>, a pro-market politician who Maduro&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/dd6f8130-7400-4078-964d-23d9abf12dc6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">barred<\/a>&nbsp;from running in the elections,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/dd6f8130-7400-4078-964d-23d9abf12dc6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a>&nbsp;at the news conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>World leaders have voiced skepticism about the official results. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/nicolas-maduro-elections-venezuela-socialist-hugo-chavez-maria-corina-machado\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">expressed<\/a>&nbsp;&#8220;serious concerns that the result announced does not reflect the will of the Venezuelan people.&#8221; The European Union&#8217;s foreign policy chief&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JosepBorrellF\/status\/1817803510114570610\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wrote<\/a>&nbsp;on X, &#8220;Ensuring full transparency in the electoral process, including detailed counting of votes and access to voting records at polling stations, is vital.&#8221; The sentiment was echoed by several Latin American and European presidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maduro received congratulations from the presidents of Cuba, Honduras, and Bolivia, as well as messages of support from Russia, China, and Iran. Cuban President Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.14ymedio.com\/internacional\/diaz-canel-aplaude-triunfo-electoral_1_1104767.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a>&nbsp;&#8220;the dignity and bravery of the Venezuelan people had triumphed over pressure and manipulation.&#8221; Russian President Vladimir&nbsp;Putin put out a statement&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2024\/07\/29\/putin-congratulates-venezuelasmaduro-on-election-victory-a85860\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">declaring<\/a>&nbsp;his confidence&nbsp;that Maduro&#8217;s &#8220;activities at the head of state will continue to contribute to their progressive development in all directions.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is not the first time Maduro&#8217;s legitimacy has been questioned. In 2018, then\u2013U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/venezuela-elections-nicolas-maduro-dismissed-by-us-donald-trump-admin-as-sham\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dismissed<\/a>&nbsp;Venezuela&#8217;s vote as a &#8220;sham&#8221; due to multiple irregularities. The government banned opposition candidates from participating,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/freedomhouse.org\/article\/venezuela-maduro-looks-sham-re-election\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">jailed<\/a>&nbsp;others, and allegedly intimidated voters. The results led to mass protests and global condemnation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maduro, who succeeded Hugo Ch\u00e1vez in 2013,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/nicol-s-maduro-moros-and-14-current-and-former-venezuelan-officials-charged-narco-terrorism#:~:text=Maduro%20Moros%20and%20the%20other,cocaine%20into%20the%20United%20States.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">faces<\/a>&nbsp;drug trafficking and corruption charges in the U.S. and is under&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/venezuela-icc-maduro-investigation-crackdown-protests-ede95f672a8531add93d97956818a98a\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">investigation<\/a>&nbsp;by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity. Almost 8 million Venezuelans have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2024\/07\/18\/venezuela-election-migrants\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_15\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fled<\/a>&nbsp;the country amid hyperinflation, shortages of essential goods, and rampant corruption. Many more have expressed their desire to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/25\/americas\/venezuela-election-opposition-migrate-intl-latam\/index.html?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">leave<\/a>&nbsp;if Maduro remains in power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the election results announced by the CNE are proven false, it could mark a pivotal moment for Venezuela to move away from authoritarian rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The post&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2024\/07\/29\/did-nicolas-maduro-just-steal-another-election\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Did Nicol\u00e1s Maduro Just Steal Another Election?<\/a>&nbsp;appeared first on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reason.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-845775335\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government-controlled electoral authority has declared Nicol\u00e1s Maduro the winner of Venezuela&#8217;s presidential election, securing his third consecutive six-year term. But the opposition is crying foul, contending that the authoritarian socialist did not, in fact, receive the most votes. With 80 percent of the ballots counted, the National Electoral Council (CNE)&nbsp;announced&nbsp;on Monday that Maduro had [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":207867,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-207866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.1 (Yoast SEO v24.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Did Nicol\u00e1s Maduro Just Steal Another Election? - Antigua News Room<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/did-nicolas-maduro-just-steal-another-election\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Did Nicol\u00e1s Maduro Just Steal Another Election?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The government-controlled electoral authority has declared Nicol\u00e1s Maduro the winner of Venezuela&#8217;s presidential election, securing his third consecutive six-year term. 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