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Maduro wins third term, electoral authority says, contradicting exit polls

 Published: 11:19, 29 July 2024

Maduro wins third term, electoral authority says, contradicting exit polls

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has won a third term with 51% of the vote, the country's electoral authority said just after midnight on Monday, despite multiple exit polls which pointed to an opposition win.

The authority said opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez won 44% of the vote, though the opposition had earlier said it had "reasons to celebrate" and asked supporters to continue monitoring vote counts.

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