Venezuela’s Autocrat Is Declared Winner in Tainted Election
The result, which would give Nicolás Maduro six more years as president, was disputed by the opposition, and the United States said it had “serious concerns.”
By Anatoly KurmanaevFrances Robles and
![President Nicolas Maduro addressing supporters gathered outside the Miraflores presidential palace after electoral authorities declared him the winner of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, on Monday.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/28/multimedia/28venezuela-election-uncertainty-promoimage-pjbq/28venezuela-election-uncertainty-promoimage-pjbq-thumbLarge.jpg?auto=webp)
![President Nicolas Maduro addressing supporters gathered outside the Miraflores presidential palace after electoral authorities declared him the winner of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, on Monday.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/28/multimedia/28venezuela-election-uncertainty-promoimage-pjbq/28venezuela-election-uncertainty-promoimage-pjbq-threeByTwoMediumAt2X.jpg?auto=webp)