By Raymond Dragunaitis
Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro was elected for a second term with a claimed 67.7% of the vote, though the allegations of voter fraud run rampant. Venezuela's mainstream opposition boycotted the election, and the voter turnout was only 46.1% compared to 80% registered during the last presidential election in 2013. Maduro's main opponent, Henri Falcón, refused to recognize the election as legitimate due to widespread allegations of vote buying and electoral fraud, and demanded new elections. The United States' mission to the United Nations tweeted that the "so-called election" was "an insult to democracy" and called for Maduro to leave office, while Chilean president Sebastián Piñera also said his country refuses to recognize the vote.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/21/venezuela-elections-nicolas-maduro-wins-second-term
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