Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State: "Given the overwhelming evidence, it is clear to the United States and, most importantly, to the Venezuelan people that Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia won the most votes in Venezuela's July 28 presidential election." Gonzalez's campaign workers said they went to each polling place and collected results, which they published online.
As Venezuela courts chaos, some of Maduro's allies demand receipts of election win
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... Traditional allies appear to have abandoned Nicolas Maduro as protests rock Venezuela in the wake of Sunday's election, which the longtime president claims to have won with 51.2 per cent of the vote.
Maduro was quickly recognized as the winner by Cuba, Nicaragua, Honduras and Bolivia, as well as Russia, China and Iran.
But he got no recognition from nominally left-wing governments in the region's biggest countries: Brazil, Mexico and Colombia.
"The heavy-hitting diplomatic players in the region have demanded proof [of his win]," said Christopher Hernandez-Roy of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.
"I think the three of them have realized that the level of fraud is just so astronomically huge that nobody in their right mind can believe this result, and so it would be very difficult for them to join the usual chorus of leftist governments congratulating Maduro for his victory."
The Atlanta-based Carter Center, which had deployed observers in Venezuela, said on Tuesday evening that the election "did not meet international standards of electoral integrity and cannot be considered democratic." ...
So, the autocratic countries seem to be endorsing the election results, but no one else?
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