Voting, results, investigation, winner and the last minutes of Maduro and Edmundo Gonzalez today

Opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez arrives at his electoral center

Edmundo González UrrutiaThe leader of the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) party and the strong favourite to win the election, was greeted by a gaggle of journalists outside his polling station before he cast his vote.

Colombian singer-songwriter Carlos Vives encourages Venezuelans to vote: “Things have to change”

Chavistas deploy forces at checkpoints to intimidate voters

Distributed throughout the capital, government controls have already been used to manipulate voting intentions in previous elections. Its operation is based on registering and adding their data to lists to force citizens to go to vote and coordinate it with the aid they receive. The main purpose of these controls is outright intimidation, forcing potential opposition voters to change their decision for fear of losing their subsidies. On this voting day, many of these controls have already been applied in working-class neighborhoods, reports AFP.

The PSOE today demanded an “urgent explanation” from the Popular Party about who paid for the trip to Venezuela of a delegation of its MPs to be present during the presidential election and which ended with the politicians being expelled from the country, in what it described as ‘a show’. “We have noticed the quick trip to Caracas by several members of the PP,” the Socialists explained in a thread on their X social network account.

Machado travels by motorcade to several electoral centers before a huge welcome

The disqualified leader visited several polling stations and took a mass bath.

Rival Daniel Ceballos faced humiliation upon arriving at his polling station

“Get out of here, traitor!” a group of opposition voters shouted at the candidate. Daniel Ceballosaccording to AFP. Party leader Popular wills He was imprisoned after leading mass protests in 2014 against the Maduro regime, and many of his provocative speeches were lost upon his release. He has been the focus of criticism in the current elections after giving speeches that contradicted those of Edmundo Gonzalez and being branded as an ally of Chavismo.

Maduro’s image appears 13 times on the election card

The current president represents 13 different political forces that occupy the entire front row of the card. Source: Reuters

Blinken announces US will not directly assess election result

state Secretary Anthony Blinken has announced that Washington will not automatically cast doubt on the results of Venezuela’s elections, but calls on parties to respect the democratic process. In recent weeks, US officials have reported that Lifting trade restrictions Venezuela will depend on acceptance of the democratic results by the government of Nicolás Maduro, and the vote will be closely followed.

Penal forum counts 22 arrests in hours before Venezuelan elections

Venezuelan NGO Foro Penal has denounced what it recorded as 22 arbitrary arrests related to the electoral process during the Friday and Saturday ahead of the presidential election this Sunday.

CNE reports that 95 percent of tables for elections in Venezuela are ready

Elvis Amoroso, president of Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE), said on Sunday morning that constituted 95 per cent Of the tables set for this Sunday’s presidential election.

“As of this moment we have 95 percent of the tables,” Amoroso told a press conference reported by public television VTV. “We have, from the last report, 95 percent of the tables,” he stressed.

to inform Europa Press,

Elections in Venezuela: live coverage

Today is a decisive day in Venezuela’s electoral process that could end 25 years of socialist rule. After a turbulent campaign that ended Disqualification of opposition member Maria Corina MachadoProbably the most popular name in these elections, the opposition is represented by a former diplomat Edmundo Gonzalez has been identified as a potential winner. Current President Nicolás Maduro It was announced a few days ago that the defeat will be the reason “A Bloodbath”. Today’s unknowns include, in addition to the results themselves, possible electoral manipulation strategies used by the Maduro administration, international monitoring and the Chavista response to the defeat. From ABC, we will continue to report.