Government-controlled supreme court’s decision to certify his disputed victory prompts anger and criticism
Venezuela’s president has been accused of seeking to pull off a barefaced power grab after the government-controlled supreme court endorsed his disputed claim to have won the presidential election.
Venezuela’s opposition has claimed Nicolás Maduro tried to steal the 28 July election and has produced compelling evidence that its candidate, Edmundo González, was the real winner. Even countries such as Brazil and Colombia, whose leftwing leaders have longstanding ties to Maduro’s Chavismo political movement, have refused to recognise his victory.
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