Americas > BRIEFING: Incumbent claims Venezuelan election victory, dealing blow to green transition

BRIEFING: Incumbent claims Venezuelan election victory, dealing blow to green transition

Published 16:24 on July 29, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:24 on July 29, 2024  / Alejandra Padin-Dujon /  Americas, South & Central

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who rose to power after Hugo Chavez’s death in 2013, has declared victory in a disputed election where polling had predicted a landslide loss, shuttering the opposition’s plans for green transformation as an engine of economic resilience.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who rose to power after Hugo Chavez’s death in 2013, has declared victory in a disputed election where polling had predicted a landslide loss, shuttering the opposition’s plans for green transformation as an engine of economic resilience.


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