Venezuela: Guterres praises participation in the elections and calls for transparency in the results

He General secretary The UN congratulated the Venezuelan people on Monday for the determination shown to peacefully express their will through the ballot boxes in the presidential elections held yesterday.

António Guterres’ spokesman said today at his regular meeting with the press that the UN has taken note of the announcement made by the electoral authorities, “as well as the concerns expressed by political actors and members of the international community.”

Stephan Duharric conveyed Guterres’ call for full transparency and made an appeal to that the election results and a breakdown by polling station be published promptly.

Call to opt for peaceful means

“The Secretary-General is confident that all electoral disputes are addressed and resolved peacefully and calls for restraint among all Venezuelan political leaders and their supporters,” the spokesman stressed.

He also recalled that the electoral authorities must carry out their work in a independent and without interference “to ensure the free expression of the will of the electorate.”

Official results

The National Electoral Council of Venezuela declared the current president of the country, Nicolás Maduro wins the elections with 51% of the votesThe opponent of the largest opposition bloc, Edmundo González, officially obtained 44% of the votes.

According to these results, Maduro will lead the country during the period 2025-2031, his third consecutive term.

The opposition ignored the results claiming fraud. Protests have also been reported from some sectors of the population.

As for the international community, a number of countries have questioned the results, calling for a new vote, and other nations have recognised the president as the winner of the elections.