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That decision sets up a high-stakes showdown that will determine whether the South American nation transitions away from one party rule.
Shortly after midnight on Sunday, the National Electoral Council said Maduro secured 51% of the vote, overcoming the main opposition candidate, Edmundo González, who garnered 44%.
However, the electoral authority, which is controlled by Maduro loyalists, didn’t immediately release the tallies from each of the 30,000 polling booths nationwide – hampering the opposition’s ability to challenge the results after claiming it had data for only 30% of the ballot boxes.
