٠٠:٠١:٢٥Argentine presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni hit out at what his country saw as 'electoral fraud' on Monday, after Venezuela's electoral council confirmed that Nicolas Maduro had been re-elected president.
"We condemn the electoral fraud perpetrated by the regime of dictator Nicolas Maduro in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Argentina demands total transparency in the vote count," Adorni stated.
‘The vast majority voted in favour of a free Western and capitalist world, in favour of the world that does not need dictators to sustain an economic model,’ he alleged.
Earlier, President Javier Milei also said on his social media that the "the data reports a crushing victory for the opposition". Maduro himself condemned Milei as a 'coward' and a 'traitor'.
Venezuela's National Electoral Council proclaimed Maduro the winner with 51 percent to his main challenger's 44 percent. It marks his third consecutive election victory. He has been in power since 2013, while his United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) has governed the country since 2007.
Protests and celebrations have been seen across Venezuela and throughout the world. The opposition also claimed it won with more than 70 percent of the votes cast, although did not provide any evidence.
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.
Argentine presidential spox condemns alleged ‘electoral fraud’ in Venezuela, demands ‘total transparency’
Argentine presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni hit out at what his country saw as 'electoral fraud' on Monday, after Venezuela's electoral council confirmed that Nicolas Maduro had been re-elected president.
"We condemn the electoral fraud perpetrated by the regime of dictator Nicolas Maduro in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Argentina demands total transparency in the vote count," Adorni stated.
‘The vast majority voted in favour of a free Western and capitalist world, in favour of the world that does not need dictators to sustain an economic model,’ he alleged.
Earlier, President Javier Milei also said on his social media that the "the data reports a crushing victory for the opposition". Maduro himself condemned Milei as a 'coward' and a 'traitor'.
Venezuela's National Electoral Council proclaimed Maduro the winner with 51 percent to his main challenger's 44 percent. It marks his third consecutive election victory. He has been in power since 2013, while his United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) has governed the country since 2007.
Protests and celebrations have been seen across Venezuela and throughout the world. The opposition also claimed it won with more than 70 percent of the votes cast, although did not provide any evidence.
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.
Argentine presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni hit out at what his country saw as 'electoral fraud' on Monday, after Venezuela's electoral council confirmed that Nicolas Maduro had been re-elected president.
"We condemn the electoral fraud perpetrated by the regime of dictator Nicolas Maduro in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Argentina demands total transparency in the vote count," Adorni stated.
‘The vast majority voted in favour of a free Western and capitalist world, in favour of the world that does not need dictators to sustain an economic model,’ he alleged.
Earlier, President Javier Milei also said on his social media that the "the data reports a crushing victory for the opposition". Maduro himself condemned Milei as a 'coward' and a 'traitor'.
Venezuela's National Electoral Council proclaimed Maduro the winner with 51 percent to his main challenger's 44 percent. It marks his third consecutive election victory. He has been in power since 2013, while his United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) has governed the country since 2007.
Protests and celebrations have been seen across Venezuela and throughout the world. The opposition also claimed it won with more than 70 percent of the votes cast, although did not provide any evidence.
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.