‘Hard to believe’: Venezuela election result met with suspicion abroad
by Sam Jones from on (#6PJJF)
Nicolas Maduro faces calls to publish transparent breakdown of vote but allies hail his apparent victory
Nicolas Maduro's apparent re-election as Venezuela's president has been met with scepticism, suspicion and calls for a transparent and detailed breakdown of the vote in Sunday's controversial poll.
Although the results, released by the government-controlled electoral authority, were immediately hailed by Maduro's allies in Latin America, they drew a guarded and often accusatory response from others in the region and farther afield.
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