Venezuela¡¯s political opposition has vehemently rejected the electoral authority¡¯s ruling that Nicolas Maduro was reelected as the nation¡¯s president, calling on the military to intervene. The U.S. and some Latin American neighbors also raised concerns about the official result.
Maduro won Sunday¡¯s election with 51.2% of the vote, compared with 44.2% for rival Edmundo Gonzalez, the electoral center said. But opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said that her coalition had gained access so far to 40% of the tabulated votes and had Gonzalez winning 70% of the vote so far.
An exit poll conducted by U.S. firm Edison Research also had Gonzalez winning by more than 30 percentage points, lending to suspicions that Maduro¡¯s administration had tampered with the tally.
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