Venezuela’s Maduro declared winner of presidential election, opposition claims irregularities

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Venezuela’s Maduro declared winner of presidential election, opposition claims irregularities Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro won reelection with 51.2 percent of the vote on Sunday, according to the electoral council, following a campaign marred by claims of opposition intimidation and fears of fraud. Opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who had been leading in independent polls, received 44.2 percent of the vote after coming out early in the evening all but claiming victory.