Links to reports from the Orinoco Tribune, the Associated Press, and Reuters, and for news releases from the Carter Center and the National Lawyers Guild International Committee; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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CNE proclaims Nicolás Maduro president-elect, coup d’état threat and international recognition. From the Orinoco Tribune. CARACAS — From the headquarters of Venezuela’s National Electoral Council in Caracas and in the presence of officials, international electoral observers and the diplomatic corps, Nicolás Maduro was proclaimed president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for the period 2025-2031 . . . READ MORE . . .
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Venezuelan opposition says it has proof its candidate defeated President Maduro in disputed election, by Joshua Goodman and Regina Cano | AP CARACAS — As thousands of people demonstrated across Venezuela, opposition candidate Edmundo González announced Monday that his campaign has the proof it needs to show he won the country’s disputed election in which . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for related AP reports.
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Anti-Maduro protests spread as Venezuelan opposition claims victory, by Deisy Buitrago and Mayela Armas | Reuters CARACAS — Opponents and supporters of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro planned to rally today as protests and clashes spread after a weekend election was awarded to the long-ruling socialist despite opposition claims of a landslide victory. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for related Reuters reports.
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Venezuela vote results unreliable, says OAS body. From Reuters The Organization of American States’ election observation department said today it cannot recognize the results by Venezuela’s national electoral council declaring President Nicolas Maduro the winner of Sunday’s disputed vote. The 35-member regional body said . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 29 Carter Center calls on Venezuelan election authorities to release detailed results immediately. News release from the Carter Center. ATLANTA, Georgia — The Carter Center calls upon Venezuela’s National Election Commission, known by the Spanish acronym CNE, to immediately publish the presidential election results at the polling station level. The Carter Center technical mission observe the July 28 presidential election . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for news release in Spanish.
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FROM JULY 29 National Lawyers Guild electoral observers praise fairness, transparency of Venezuelan election. News release from the National Lawyers Guild International Committee / Popular Resistance A delegation of five election observers from the National Lawyers Guild monitored the presidential elections in Venezuela that took place on July 28, 2024. The delegation observed a transparent, fair voting process with scrupulous attention to . . . READ MORE . . .