CARACAS, July 29 (Bernama-Sputnik) -- The campaign headquarters of presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro announced his victory, calling for the official figures of the National Electoral Council (CNE) to be released, and thanked citizens for voting, reported Sputnik.
"We thank you. We cannot announce the result, but we can show you our faces. It was a victory for everyone. It was a victory that will help us build the future. Of course, we will have to wait for the results of the National Electoral Council, since we respect the laws of our country and the constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela," the head of the incumbent president's campaign headquarters and the Speaker of Parliament Jorge Rodriguez, said at a press conference.
The headquarters thanked the National Electoral Council for the "perfect work" of the electoral system, which allowed the elections to be held "in absolute calm and peace".
Since 6 am (10:00 GMT) on Sunday, Venezuelans have been participating in the presidential election, where nine opposition candidates and the incumbent President Nicolas Maduro were vying for the post of the country's leader.
Polling stations began to close at 18:00 pm local time (22:00 GMT). The CNE told Sputnik that polling stations with queues of voters at the time of the official closing would continue to operate until the last visitor.
The first ballot with preliminary voting results will be published by the CNE on Monday night after the counted results "become irreversible". According to pre-election polls, among the ten candidates vying for the post of head of state, the ones with a real chance of being elected are Maduro, who is seeking a second re-election, and Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, the representative of the United Democratic Platform (PUD) coalition.
The winner of the presidential elections in Venezuela will take office on January 10, 2025, and his term of office will be six years.
-- BERNAMA-SPUTNIK
BERNAMA provides up-to-date authentic and comprehensive news and information which are disseminated via BERNAMA Wires; www.bernama.com; BERNAMA TV on Astro 502, unifi TV 631 and MYTV 121 channels and BERNAMA Radio on FM93.9 (Klang Valley), FM107.5 (Johor Bahru), FM107.9 (Kota Kinabalu) and FM100.9 (Kuching) frequencies.
Follow us on social media :
Facebook : @bernamaofficial, @bernamatv, @bernamaradio
Twitter : @bernama.com, @BernamaTV, @bernamaradio
Instagram : @bernamaofficial, @bernamatvofficial, @bernamaradioofficial
TikTok : @bernamaofficial
