Brazil and Colombia suggest repeat of Venezuela Presidential Election

Two of the countries who have been advocating for clarity in the disputed Venezuelan Presidential Election have started suggesting a repeat of the polls.

According to AP News, the proposal comes from Brazil and Colombia who had been pressuring President Nicolás Maduro to release vote tallies backing his claim to victory in last month’s election.

His claim to victory has been questioned after the main opposition coalition said it has proof that its candidate defeated the president by a more than 2-to-1 margin.

The opposition has categorically rejected any plan to redo the election.

Venezuela’s National Electoral Council, whose members are loyal to the ruling party, declared Maduro the winner hours after polls closed.

However, AP News, unlike previous presidential elections, the electoral body has not released detailed voting data to back up its claim that Maduro earned 6.4 million votes while Edmundo González garnered 5.3 million.

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