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April 16, 2013

Venezuelan Opposition Candidate Continues to Challenge Maduro Victory 
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Venezuelan opposition candidate Henrique Capríles is continuing to
challenge the results of his presidential race against Nicolás Maduro,
the chosen successor of late President Hugo Chávez. Maduro won 51
percent of the vote compared to 49 percent for Capríles. On Monday,
Venezuela's Electoral Council certified Maduro's victory, despite a call
by Capríles for a recount. A spokesperson for the U.S. State Department
had supported a recount, calling it "an important, prudent and necessary
step to ensure that all Venezuelans have confidence in these results."
Speaking at a news conference Monday, Capríles claimed he had defeated
Maduro.

Henrique Capríles: "The fight here isn't between people. The fight here
is between the people versus an illegitimate government, a spurious
president. We believe that we won the elections. The other electoral
camp believes they won the elections as well, well everyone of us is
within their rights, everyone of us has the right to count our votes. We
have the conviction that we won the elections here."

 

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