ELECTIONS IN VENEZUELA

Cuban President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Army General Raul Castro, paid a visit Saturday to Cuartel de la Montaña (Mountain Barracks), where the remains of Venezuela Bolivarian Revolution leader, Hugo Chavez, are kept.»

Nicolas Maduro promised to continue the legacy of the late leader of the Bolivarian Revolution, Hugo Chavez, and asked him for protection and wisdom.»

Venezuelan President-elect Nicolas Maduro was sworn in as new constitutional president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in a ceremony held at the National Assembly headquarters of that South American country.»

Cuban President Raul Castro arrived in Caracas on Friday, leading a government delegation to the swearing in of Nicolas Maduro as President of Venezuela. Raul Castro was welcomed at Caracas’s Maiquetía International Airport by Venezuelan Vice President for Economy and Production, Ricardo Menendez.»

UNASUR special summit congratulated in this capital today Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for his election, and called tacitly the Venezuelan opposition to recognize the April 14 election’s result.»

Venezuelan parliament president, Diosdado Cabello, asked the National Assembly to start a probe against Henrique Capriles and other opposition leaders for their responsibility for the violence reported in the country.»

On Monday, the National Electoral Council (CNE) proclaimed Nicolas Maduro as the elected president of the Republic in the presidential elections on Sunday, getting 7,563,747 votes, equivalent to 50.75% of the vote.»

President-elect of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, said today that the results of Sunday’s election is a victory for democracy and called to assume the win with humility.»

Cuba’s President Raul Castro congratulated Nicolas Maduro this Monday for his momentous victory in the Sunday elections in Venezuela.»

Candidate of Great Patriotic Pole (GPP) to the presidency of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, today won the elections to define the head of state in the period 2013-2019. According to the National Electoral Council (CNE), with the result of 99.12 percent of polling stations, the socialist candidate won 50.6 percent of the vote cast (7 505 338 votes). Venezuela: Nicolas Maduro »