'According to the numbers of the Electoral institution, Maduro won with more than 51% of the vote'
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00:00Five days after the election, the National Electoral Council published a second bulletin
00:06with the results, where the triumph of Nicolás Maduro was ratified.
00:10According to the numbers of the electoral institution, Maduro won with more than 51
00:15percent of the votes and Edmundo González obtained more than 43 percent.
00:20Later on, the Supreme Court of Justice would also ratify these numbers.
00:25The president, Nicolás Maduro, was the one who requested the justice entity to legitimize
00:30the result.
00:31After visiting the Supreme Court, Maduro held a press conference with foreign media.
00:36Among other accusations, he pointed out that members of MarÃa Corina Machado's party
00:41were planning an attack in the capital city.
00:45He also accused the United States of preparing a coup d'état against Venezuela, after Secretary
00:51of State Antony Blinken said that this country recognized Edmundo González as the new president
00:57of the third American nation.
00:59He also accused ex-platform owner Elon Musk, Argentinian President Javier Millet and other
01:05world leaders of being behind a cyber coup.
01:08Meanwhile, both the opposition and supporters of Nicolás Maduro have called for two marches
01:14today Saturday in different parts of the capital.
01:17The opposition in the east in support of Edmundo González and the government in the
01:22west to celebrate what they call the victory of the peace.
01:26At this moment, the political tension after the election continues in the streets.