01:50Supporters of Nicolas Maduro celebrated in Caracas on Sunday night as it emerged that he had won a historic third term in office.
Footage shows people chanting 'Viva Venezuela! Viva Nicolas Maduro' and 'Viva Chavez', referring to Hugo Chavez, Maduro's predecessor as both president and head of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) party.
Earlier, the National Electoral Council reported that with 80 percent of the ballots counted, Maduro had 51 percent to his main challenger's 44 percent. He has been in power since 2013, while his PSUV party has governed the country since 2007.
Maduro's main opponent was Edmundo Gonzalez, a 74-year-old former diplomat. Opposition frontrunner Maria Corina Machado backed Gonzalez after she was banned from taking part amid corruption allegations which she denies. Around 17 million people were eligible to vote.
'Viva Venezuela! Viva Nicolas Maduro!' - Supporters celebrate outside presidential palace in Caracas
Supporters of Nicolas Maduro celebrated in Caracas on Sunday night as it emerged that he had won a historic third term in office.
Footage shows people chanting 'Viva Venezuela! Viva Nicolas Maduro' and 'Viva Chavez', referring to Hugo Chavez, Maduro's predecessor as both president and head of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) party.
Earlier, the National Electoral Council reported that with 80 percent of the ballots counted, Maduro had 51 percent to his main challenger's 44 percent. He has been in power since 2013, while his PSUV party has governed the country since 2007.
Maduro's main opponent was Edmundo Gonzalez, a 74-year-old former diplomat. Opposition frontrunner Maria Corina Machado backed Gonzalez after she was banned from taking part amid corruption allegations which she denies. Around 17 million people were eligible to vote.
Supporters of Nicolas Maduro celebrated in Caracas on Sunday night as it emerged that he had won a historic third term in office.
Footage shows people chanting 'Viva Venezuela! Viva Nicolas Maduro' and 'Viva Chavez', referring to Hugo Chavez, Maduro's predecessor as both president and head of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) party.
Earlier, the National Electoral Council reported that with 80 percent of the ballots counted, Maduro had 51 percent to his main challenger's 44 percent. He has been in power since 2013, while his PSUV party has governed the country since 2007.
Maduro's main opponent was Edmundo Gonzalez, a 74-year-old former diplomat. Opposition frontrunner Maria Corina Machado backed Gonzalez after she was banned from taking part amid corruption allegations which she denies. Around 17 million people were eligible to vote.