Editing Elections in Venezuela (section)

==History==
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===1811–1889: First congress and presidents===
On 18 April 1810, agents of the [[Spain|Spanish Regency]] arrived in the city of [[Caracas]]. After considerable political tumult, the local nobility announced an extraordinary open hearing of the ''[[Cabildo (council)|cabildo]]'' (the municipal council) on 19 April. On that day, an expanded municipal government of Caracas took power in the name of [[Ferdinand VII of Spain|Ferdinand VII]], calling itself [[Supreme Junta|The Supreme Junta to Preserve the Rights of Ferdinand VII]]. The Caracas Junta called for the convention of a congress of the Venezuelan provinces which began meeting the following March, at which time the Junta dissolved itself.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}} [[Francisco de Miranda]] was elected to the Congress and began agitating for independence.<ref name="independceeclected"/>

[[File:Juan Lovera 2012 007.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Cristóbal Mendoza]], first president of the [[First Republic of Venezuela]], took office on  July 5, 1811. All three initial presidents had been signatories on the [[Venezuelan Declaration of Independence]].<ref name="weekly_Term_presidents"/>]]

In March 1811 during the [[Spanish American wars of independence]], the first Venezuelan constitutional congress established the executive power a [[triumvirate]] in which three men shared executive power and rotated the presidency every week. [[Cristóbal Mendoza]] became a member of the triumvirate that headed the [[First Republic of Venezuela]] and was unanimously elected by the other two as the first to go in rotation on 5 March 1811. Mendoza was author of the [[Venezuelan Declaration of Independence]],<ref name="Diccionario_Historia"/> formally issued on 5 July 1811,<ref name="independceeclected">In Spanish: [http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/servlet/SirveObras/04476838628769323836591/p0000001.htm Venezuelan Declaration of Independence], Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes</ref><ref name="Diccionario_Historia"/> on which date the presidential designation also took effect.<ref name="weekly_Term_presidents"/> The first Constitution of the Republic of Venezuela was designed in December 1811.<ref name="Diccionario_Historia">Briceño Perozo, Mario. "Mendoza, Cristóbal de" in ''Diccionario de Historia de Venezuela'', Vol. 3. Caracas: Fundación Polar, 1999. {{ISBN|980-6397-37-1}}</ref> The Congress established a [[Confederation]] called the United States of Venezuela in the Constitution, crafted mostly by lawyer [[Juan Germán Roscio]], that it ratified on 21 December 1811. The Constitution created a strong [[Bicameralism|bicameral legislature]] and, as also happened in neighboring [[United Provinces of New Granada|New Granada]], the Congress kept the weak executive consisting of a triumvirate.<ref>In Spanish: [http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/servlet/SirveObras/02461621981246052976613/index.htm Federal Constitution of 1811] Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes. The Constitution uses ''la Confederación'' and ''los Estados Unidos de Venezuela'' interchangeably.</ref>

A second [[triumvirate]] followed on April 3, 1812.<ref name="weekly_Term_presidents">{{in lang|es}} {{cite web|title=Presidentes de Venezuela|url=http://www.consulvenbucaramanga.com/presidentes.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20100801095731/http://www.consulvenbucaramanga.com/presidentes.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-08-01|publisher=Consulado General de Bucaramanga}}</ref><ref>Briceño Perozo, Mario. "Mendoza, Cristóbal de" in ''Diccionario de Historia de Venezuela'', Vol. 3. Caracas: Fundación Polar, 1999. {{ISBN|978-980-6397-37-8}}.</ref> The presidency was disestablished in 1813, when [[Simon Bolivar]] established the [[Third Republic of Venezuela]] (1817–1819). In 1830, [[José Antonio Páez]] declared Venezuela independent from [[Gran Colombia]] and became president, taking office on January 13, 1830. Presidents of Venezuela who served under the 1864 constitution (starting with [[Juan Crisóstomo Falcón]]) bore the title of "President of the Union", instead of the usual "President of the Republic" still used today. Aside from that, all heads of state of the country since 1811 have held the title of "President of Venezuela."

===1900–1989: First democratic elections===

[[El Trienio Adeco]] was a period in Venezuelan history from 1945 to 1948 under the government of [[Democratic Action (Venezuela)|Democratic Action]], a party which gained office via the [[1945 Venezuelan coup d'état]] against President [[Isaías Medina Angarita]] of the two-year-old [[Venezuelan Democratic Party]]. El Trienio Adeco saw the first democratic elections in Venezuelan history, beginning with the [[1946 Venezuelan Constituent Assembly election|Constituent Assembly elections]] held in [[Venezuela]] on 27 October 1946,<ref name=N1/> Democratic Action, which won 137 of the 160 seats in the Assembly. Voter turnout was 86.6%.<ref>Nohlen, p568</ref>

[[1947 Venezuelan general election|General elections held in Venezuela]] on 14 December 1947<ref name=N1>[[Dieter Nohlen|Nohlen, D]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p555 {{ISBN|978-0-19-928358-3}}</ref> are described as the first honest elections in Venezuela. At the time, there were 110 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 46 seats in the Senate, with [[Democratic Action (Venezuela)|Democratic Action]] winning a majority of both.<ref name=N1/>

The [[1948 Venezuelan coup d'état]] took place on 24 November 1948, when  elected president [[Rómulo Gallegos]] was overthrown a year after his election. Democracy would not be restored until the [[1958 Venezuelan coup d'état]] overthrew the dictator [[Marcos Pérez Jiménez]].

A [[1957 Venezuelan referendum|referendum on the presidential term and national and regional governors]] was held on 15 December 1957, resulting in the referendum's approval.<ref name=N1/> Voters were asked whether they approved of President [[Marcos Pérez Jiménez]] remaining in power without fresh elections, and appointing government nominees as members of the national parliament, regional assemblies and local councils.<ref name=DN>Nohlen, p566</ref> The referendum was held under non-democratic conditions.<ref name=DN/> Jiménez was overthrown the following year.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}}

In the [[1958 Venezuelan general election|7 December 1958 general elections]], voter turnout was recorded at 94.4% in the presidential election and 92.1% in the Congressional elections. Democratic Action again swept the elections, winning the presidency and two majorities.<ref name=N1/>

===1990–1999: Later constitutions===
The [[1998 Venezuelan presidential election|1998 presidential election]] was the first to be carried out with a new [[National Electoral Council (Venezuela)|National Electoral Council]].<ref name=McCoy99/> Traditionally poll workers had been provided by the parties, but in this election "a lottery was set up to draft 300,000 registered voters as poll workers".<ref name=McCoy99/> The elections also saw "the world's first automated voting system, which featured a single integrated electronic network that was supposed to transmit the results from the polling stations to central headquarters within minutes."<ref name=McCoy99/> The automated vote system enabled the Electoral Council to announce the results within 2.5 hours of the polls closing.<ref name=McCoy99/> After corroborating the results with the [[Carter Center]], the losing candidate conceded several hours later.<ref name=McCoy99>McCoy, Jennifer (1999), "Chavez and the End of "Partyarchy" in Venezuela", ''Journal of Democracy'', 10(3), pp64-77</ref> In the 1998 presidential elections, one of candidate [[Hugo Chávez]]'s electoral promises was to organize a referendum asking the people if they wanted to convene a [[1999 Constituent Assembly of Venezuela|National Constituent Assembly]]. His first decree as president was thus to order such a referendum, which took place on 19 April. The electorate were asked two questions{{spaced ndash}}whether a constituent assembly should be convened, and whether it should follow the mechanisms proposed by the president.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} [[1998 Venezuelan parliamentary election|The 1998 parliamentary elections]] were on 8 November 1998.<ref name="N1"/> There were 207 seats in the [[Chamber of Deputies of Venezuela|Chamber of Deputies]] and 54 seats in the [[Senate of Venezuela|Senate]].<ref>Nohlen, p575</ref><ref>Nohlen, p573</ref>

Under the new [[Bolivarian Revolution|Bolivarian]] [[1999 Venezuelan Constitution|1999 Constitution]], the legislative branch of Government in Venezuela is represented by a [[unicameral]] [[National Assembly (Venezuela)|National Assembly]]. The Assembly is made up of 165 [[Chamber of Deputies|deputies]] ''(diputados)'', who are elected by "universal, direct, personal, and secret" vote on a national party-list [[proportional representation]] system. In addition, three deputies are returned on a state-by-state basis, and three seats were reserved for representatives of Venezuela's indigenous peoples. All deputies serve five-year terms.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}} In 1999 a two-term limit of six years each was established for the [[President of Venezuela]].

===2000–present: Recent elections===

In 2007 the leading [[Fifth Republic Movement]] (MVR) party dissolved and the [[United Socialist Party of Venezuela]] (PSUV) formed as the leading government party.<ref name=Devereux/> On 15 August 2007, PSUV founder and Venezuelan President [[Hugo Chávez]] [[2007 Venezuelan constitutional referendum|proposed an amendment to 33 articles]] of Venezuela's 350-article [[Constitution of Venezuela|Constitution]].<ref name=MaldivasBackground>{{cite news|url= http://www.sandhaanu.net/news/117/ARTICLE/1439/2007-11-18.html |title= Understanding constitutional reform in Venezuela (a background) |date= 18 November 2007 |publisher= Maldives Independent News Media |access-date= 4 December 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071123132319/http://www.sandhaanu.net/news/117/ARTICLE/1439/2007-11-18.html |archive-date= 23 November 2007 |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref name="CNE_2007">{{cite web|url= http://www.cne.gov.ve/elecciones/referendo_constitucional2007/documentos/Reforma.pdf |title= Reforma de la constitución de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela |publisher= [[National Electoral Council (Venezuela)]] |access-date= 4 December 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080216050740/http://www.cne.gov.ve/elecciones/referendo_constitucional2007/documentos/Reforma.pdf |archive-date= 16 February 2008 |language= es |url-status= dead }}</ref> Chávez stated that the proposed constitutional reforms were needed to complete the transition to a socialist republic<ref name=BBCQA>{{cite web|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7119371.stm|title= Q&A: Venezuela's referendum|work= BBC News|date =30 November 2007|access-date= 4 December 2007}}</ref> and to implement his [[Bolivarian Revolution]].<ref name=ABCTension>{{cite web|author= Kofman, Jeffrey|url= http://www.abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=3945080&page=1|publisher= ABC Global News|title= Tension, Then Surprise, Chavez Loses Reform Vote|date= 3 December 2007|access-date= 3 December 2007}}</ref> The proposal was narrowly defeated by 51 to 49 percent.<ref name=NYTNarrow>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/03/world/americas/03venezuela.html?_r=1&hp=&oref=login&pagewanted=print|date= 3 December 2007|title= Venezuela Hands Narrow Defeat to Chávez Plan|author= Romero, Simon|work= New York Times|access-date= 3 December 2007}}</ref> [[2009 Venezuelan constitutional referendum|In 2009 a constitutional referendum]] resulted in the abolition of [[term limit]]s for the office of President of Venezuela.<ref name="BBC 16/2">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7891856.stm |title=Venezuelan leader wins key reform |work=[[BBC News]] |date=16 February 2009 |access-date=16 February 2009 |archive-date=21 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221223059/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7891856.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[2010 Venezuelan parliamentary election|2010 parliamentary elections]] took place on 26 September 2010<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.cne.gov.ve/noticiaDetallada.php?id=4797 |title =Bienvenidos al portal del Consejo Nacional Electoral |publisher= Cne.gov.ve |access-date= 2010-08-21|language= es}} {{Dead link|date= October 2010|bot= H3llBot}}</ref> to elect the 165 deputies to the [[National Assembly of Venezuela|National Assembly]]. Venezuelan opposition parties (which had boycotted the [[2005 Venezuelan parliamentary election|previous 2005 election]], thus allowing the MVR to gain a supermajority) participated in the election through the [[Coalition for Democratic Unity]] (MUD).<ref name="Devereux">Devereux, Chrlie and Corina Rodriguez Pons.  ''Business Week'', 27 September 2010.  [http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-09-27/venezuela-s-opposition-pushes-back-chavez-in-vote.html "Venezuela’s Opposition Pushes Back Chavez in Vote".]{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>Constitution of Venezuela, article 203 (page 75) {{cite web |url= http://www.analitica.com/bitblioteca/venezuela/constitucion_ingles.pdf |title= Archived copy |access-date= 2009-11-01 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060406134952/http://www.analitica.com/bitblioteca/venezuela/constitucion_ingles.pdf |archive-date=2006-04-06 }}</ref>

The National Electoral council scheduled [[2012 Venezuelan regional elections|regional elections for 16 December 2012]] to elect state governors and state legislators,<ref name="Noticias24">[http://www.noticias24.com/actualidad/noticia/324378/cne-anuncia-que-el-16-de-septiembre-se-realizaran-las-elecciones-de-gobernaciones/ Definidas las fechas de elecciones para Gobernadores y Alcaldes] {{Webarchive|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160221103654/http://www.noticias24.com/actualidad/noticia/324378/cne-anuncia-que-el-16-de-septiembre-se-realizaran-las-elecciones-de-gobernaciones/ |date=2016-02-21 }} Noticias24, 20 September 2011 – "El 16 de diciembre de 2012 serán las elecciones de Gobernadores y Consejos Legislativos Regionales [...]." {{in lang|es}}</ref> with PSUV winning the governorships of 20 of the 23 states.<ref name="Globovision">[http://globovision.com/articulo/presidenta-del-cne-anuncia-resultados-de-comicios-regionales/ PSUV gana 19 gobernaciones] {{webarchive|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121219024030/http://globovision.com/articulo/presidenta-del-cne-anuncia-resultados-de-comicios-regionales |date= 2012-12-19 }} Globovision, 16 December 2012 {{in lang|es}}</ref> Voter turnout was 53%.<ref name="BBC">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-20745262 Hugo Chavez allies win 20 of 23 Venezuela governorships] BBC News, 17 December 2012</ref>

New versions of the Basic Law of Electoral Processes ({{langx|es|Ley Orgánica de Procesos Electorales}}, LOPE) were issued by the CNE on 7 June 2012<ref name="CNE_LOPE_7June2012">{{cite Q|Q129505865|trans-title=Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela National Electoral Council Resolution No. 120607-367 – Caracas, 7 June 2012 – 202° and 153°}}</ref> and 18 January 2013.<ref name="CNE_LOPE_18January2013">{{cite Q|Q129504811|trans-title=Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela National Electoral Council Resolution No. 130118-0005 – Caracas, 18 January 2013 – 202° and 153°}}</ref>

[[2013 Venezuelan municipal elections|Venezuela's municipal elections]] were delayed from their intended date of 14 April 2013 after the [[Death and state funeral of Hugo Chávez|death of President Hugo Chávez]] on 5 March 2013, as a [[2013 Venezuelan presidential election|new presidential election]] was also scheduled for 14 April.<ref name="ElUniversal_2013">{{cite web | url= http://www.eluniversal.com/nacional-y-politica/130530/elecciones-municipales-se-haran-el-proximo-8-de-diciembre | title= Elecciones municipales se harán el próximo 8 de diciembre | publisher= El Universal | date= 30 May 2013 | access-date= 6 March 2015}}</ref> Winning the vote by a narrow margin, [[Nicolás Maduro]] was sworn in as the new president on 19 April 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22220526|title= Nicolas Maduro sworn in as new Venezuelan president|work= [[BBC News]]|date= 19 April 2013|access-date= 18 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="BBC7Aug">{{cite news|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23610744|title= Venezuela top court rejects Capriles' election appeal|work= [[BBC News]]|date= 7 August 2013|access-date= 7 August 2013}}</ref> After around an eight-month delay, municipal elections on December 8, 2013, elected 337 mayors and 2,455 local councillors for their respective 2013–2017 terms.<ref name="ElUniversal_2013" />

The [[2015 Venezuelan parliamentary election|parliamentary elections in 2015]] took place on 6 December 2015 to elect the 164 deputies and three indigenous representatives of the National Assembly. The result was a decisive defeat for the ruling PSUV, which lost control of the Assembly for the first time since 1999. The [[Democratic Unity Roundtable]] (MUD) won the majority of seats.<ref name="ABCNEWS">{{cite news|last1= Dreier|first1= Hannah|title= Venezuela's Opposition Wins Control of National Assembly|url= https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/venezuelas-opposition-wins-control-national-assembly-35616983|access-date= 7 December 2015|agency= [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|date= 7 December 2015}}</ref>

A week after the 2015 parliamentary elections, the outgoing National Assembly created the "National Communal Parliament", with President Maduro stating "All power to the Communal parliament".<ref name="NewParliament">{{cite news|title= After losing control of Parliament, Venezuelan socialists create a new one|url= http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2015/12/16/after-losing-control-congress-venezuelan-socialists-create-new-one/|access-date= 20 December 2015|work= [[Fox News Latino]]|date= 16 December 2015|language= en-US|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151219083433/http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2015/12/16/after-losing-control-congress-venezuelan-socialists-create-new-one/|archive-date= 2015-12-19|url-status= dead}}</ref> The move was described by [[Janes Information Services]] as an attempt "to sideline and leapfrog the incoming opposition-controlled National Assembly".<ref>{{cite web|title= Government-sponsored creation of 'National Communal Parliament' in Venezuela underlines efforts to sideline recently elected opposition-controlled legislature|url= http://www.janes.com/article/56693/government-sponsored-creation-of-national-communal-parliament-in-venezuela-underlines-efforts-to-sideline-recently-elected-opposition-controlled-legislature|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151218015357/http://www.janes.com/article/56693/government-sponsored-creation-of-national-communal-parliament-in-venezuela-underlines-efforts-to-sideline-recently-elected-opposition-controlled-legislature|url-status= dead|archive-date= 18 December 2015|website= [[IHS Jane's]]|access-date= 20 December 2015}}</ref> The process to hold a [[Presidency of Nicolás Maduro#Recall referendum|Venezuelan recall referendum]] to vote on recalling Maduro started on 2 May 2016.<ref name="BBC_June2016_referendum">{{cite web
 | url = https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36576771
 | title = Venezuela starts validating recall referendum signatures  
 | date = June 21, 2016 
 | publisher = [[BBC]]
 | access-date = August 8, 2016}}</ref> In July 2016, the Venezuelan government stated that if enough signatures were collected in the second petition stage, a recall vote would be held no sooner than 2017.<ref name="Reuters_Recall_August2016">{{cite web
 | url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-idUSKCN10C3DV
 | title = Venezuela election board okays opposition recall push first phase 
 | last = Cawthorne
 | first = Andrew
 | date = August 1, 2016
 | publisher = [[Reuters]]
 | access-date = August 8, 2016}}</ref> However, the government cancelled the recall movement on 21 October 2017, with [[Mainstream media|conventional media]]{{where?|date=May 2019}} describing President Maduro as a [[dictator]] following the suspension of movement.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.americasquarterly.org/content/venezuelas-odd-transition-dictatorship|title= Venezuela's Odd Transition to Dictatorship|last1= Corrales|first1= Javier|work= [[Americas Quarterly]]|access-date= 3 May 2019 | quote =By suspending the process to carry out a recall referendum on President Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela became the only country in Latin America since the late 1970s to experience the transition to a full dictatorship. }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/21/venezuela-president-maduro-recall-referendum|title= Venezuelans warn of 'dictatorship' after officials block bid to recall Maduro|last1= Brodzinsky|first1= Sibylla|date= 21 October 2016|work= [[The Guardian]]|access-date= 3 May 2019 | quote = 'The government has just killed the only democratic window left,' said Nicmer Evans, a leftist political analyst who is deeply critical of Maduro. 'The government went from being a competitive authoritarian [regime] to absolute authoritarianism,' he told the Venezuelan news website Efecto Cocuyo.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= http://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2016/08/23/almagro-maduro-se-transforma-en-dictador-por-negarle-a-venezolanos-derecho-a-decidir-su-futuro/#0|title= Almagro: Maduro se transforma en dictador por negarles a venezolanos derecho a decidir su futuro|date= 24 August 2016|work= [[CNN en Español]]|access-date= 10 December 2016 | quote = Tras decir en una carta abierta a Leopoldo López que su condena es 'el final de la democracia en Venezuela['], el secretario general de la OEA, Luis Almagro, aseguró a CNN en Español que Nicolás Maduro se estaría convirtiendo en 'un dictador' por negarle a los venezolanos su 'derecho de decidir su futuro político'.}}</ref>

After Venezuela entered into a [[2017 Venezuelan constitutional crisis|constitutional crisis]] when the Supreme Tribunal removed power from the National Assembly, [[2017 Venezuelan protests|months of protests occurred in 2017]], resulting in President Maduro calling for the rewriting of the constitution. The [[2017 Venezuelan Constituent Assembly election]] took place, electing all pro-Maduro candidates to  the [[2017 Constituent Assembly of Venezuela|Constituent Assembly of Venezuela]], removing power from the National Assembly once again.<ref name="BBCwhat2">{{cite news|url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-40704184|title= What are Venezuelans voting for and why is it so divisive?|date= 30 July 2017|work= [[BBC News]]|access-date= 30 July 2017}}
</ref><ref>{{Cite news
|url= https://in.reuters.com/article/venezuela-politics-idINKBN1AE0JM
|title= Venezuelan opposition promises new tactics after Sunday's vote
|last= Bronstein
|first= Hugh
|work= Reuters India
|access-date= 2017-07-30
|language= en-IN
|archive-date= 2019-04-07
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190407042827/https://in.reuters.com/article/venezuela-politics-idINKBN1AE0JM
|url-status= dead
}}</ref> In December 2020, the Venezuelan Constitutional Assembly was dismantled without presenting a draft for the new constitution.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-14 |title=Constituyente venezolana se esfumó entre polémicas y sin otra Constitución |url=https://www.vozdeamerica.com/a/venezuela_constituyente-venezolana-se-esfumo-entre-polemicas-y-sin-otra-constitucion/6070721.html |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Voz de América |language=es}}</ref>

On July 28, 2024, presidential elections were held for the term of 2025 - 2031, where the incumbent President, Nicolas Maduro, ran against Edmungo Gonzalez. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Otis |first=John |date=July 26, 2024 |title=What to know about Venezuela's election, as Maduro faces stiff opposition |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/07/26/nx-s1-5051813/venezuela-election-nicolas-maduro-opposition-edmundo-gonzalez}}</ref> The result of the election became contested as the government claimed Nicolas Maduro won with 51.90% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kurmanaev |first=Anatoly |date=2024-07-29 |title=Here’s What to Know About Venezuela’s Flawed Election |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/29/world/americas/venezuela-election-takeaways.html |access-date=2024-08-25 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> However, international organism including the Carter center and the United Nations contested this claim as being false and filled with irregularities. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Carter Center Statement on Venezuela Election |url=https://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/2024/venezuela-073024.html |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=The Carter Center |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Schmidt |first=Samantha |date=2024-08-14 |title=U.N. experts say Venezuela election results lack basic transparency |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/13/venezuela-election-results-un-report/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |work=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> On the other hand, the opposition published the detailed electoral results in the form of scanned copies of the tally sheets on the website ''resultadospresidencialesvenezuela2024.com'' <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-02 |title=AP review of Venezuela opposition-provided vote tallies casts doubt on government’s election results |url=https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-maduro-machado-biden-gonzalez-a625eb01979bc9cf5570d03242f198b1 |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> The opposition was able to obtain 83.50% of the reported tallies, showing that the candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia won with 67.08% of the votes.<ref>https://static.resultadosconvzla.com/RESULTADOS_2024_CSV_V2.csv </ref>