Argentina rejects Venezuela election results, calls for democracy

"Begone, dictator," commented Javier Milei on the announcement of Nicolás Maduro's victory in the Venezuelan presidential elections. The President of Argentina stated that his country "will not recognize another fraud." Maduro's response did not take long.

The winner of Sunday's presidential election in Venezuela was announced on Monday as the current head of state, Nicolás Maduro. According to the National Electoral Council (CNE), Maduro reportedly secured 51% of the votes, while opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez garnered 44%.

However, the opposition alleges that Gonzalez won, securing 70% of the votes. Reuters reported that according to exit polls, Gonzalez won the election, obtaining 65% of the votes, while Maduro received between 14 and 31%. Opposition leader María Corina Machado mentioned that she had received results from about 40% of polling stations from campaign insiders, showing an "overwhelming" lead for Gonzalez.

Venezuelans and the whole world know what happened - said Gonzalez in his first post-election address, clarifying that he is not calling on supporters to take to the streets or commit acts of violence.

Meanwhile, in his address, Maduro accused "foreign enemies" of attempting to hack the voting system. - "This is not the first time they have tried to disrupt the peace of the republic," he declared, promising to hold accountable those who try to incite violence in Venezuela.

Argentine President Javier Milei commented on the situation, calling the official election results a fraud. "Begone, dictator Maduro," he began his post on platform X.

"Venezuelans have decided to end Nicolás Maduro's communist dictatorship. The data indicates a crushing victory for the opposition, and the world is waiting for him to concede defeat after years of socialism, poverty, decadence, and death," Milei continued and added:

Argentina will not recognize another fraud and hopes that this time, the Armed Forces will defend democracy and the will of the people.

As the Infobae portal indicates, Nicolás Maduro addressed the words of the Argentine president during his speech.

This nation has already said 'no' to wild capitalism, 'no' to fascism, 'no' to the fascist Nazi Milei. We are setting an example for the whole world, he said.

Maduro, quoted by the portal, also chanted with his supporters slogans directly attacking Milei, calling him "trash," "coward," "sociopath," and "sadist."