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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro declared victory in Venezuela’s legislative elections in a vote that has been called fraudulent by the opposition and the international community, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
Maduro’s party secured a majority of the 277 seats in the National Assembly, which was the only government body under the control of the opposition.
Opposition leader Juan Guaido had previously condemned the election as a sham and urged voters to boycott the vote. As a result, the country’s electoral council said that turnout was only 31 percent – turnout was 70 percent turnout during the 2015 legislative elections.
Last year, Guaido, who is also head of the assembly, declared himself president, citing the constitution. More than 50 countries, including the United States, consider Guaido Venezuela’s legitimate leader.
However, Maduro’s victory means that Guaido will no longer be the National Assembly president when the new body takes over next month – meaning that he can longer claim to be the country’s rightful leader.
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