Nicolás Maduro elected in Venezuela but opposition alleges fraud

Nicolás Maduro has been declared the winner of Venezuela’s presidential election by the government-controlled electoral authority. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► After a six-hour delay in releasing the results of Sunday’s election sparked an outpouring of concern from South American governments, the national electoral council claimed Maduro had won with % of votes compared with 44.2% for his rival, the former diplomat Edmundo González Urrutia. Independent observers had described this election as the most arbitrary in recent years and the opposition party is alleging widespread fraud The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► Sign up to the Guardian’s free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► Website ► Facebook ►https://www.