By Jose Nino
Venezuela had presidential elections on July 28, 2024 that were filled with all sorts of controversy.
Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia claimed a victory against sitting President Nicholas Maduro. On July 29 , the National Electoral Council — Venezuela’s principal electoral body — officially declared Maduro the winner after he allegedly acquired roughly 52% of the vote.
By contrast, opposition leader Maria Corina Machado asserted that González had picked up 70% of the vote. She cited multiple independent exit polls, such as American-based Edison Research and Venezuelan-based Meganalisis, where González picked up 65% of the vote in both polls.
Regardless, the United States government recognized Gonzalez’s victory on August 2 and has deemed Maduro as the illegitimate president of Venezuela.
Why do I bring this up?
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For those who are unaware, I’m originally from Venezuela. However, I’ve lived most of my life in the United States. I have still maintained some degree of contact with relatives there and have followed the politics casually.
At one point in my political journey, when I was much more of a doctrinaire libertarian, I covered Venezuela extensively. However, I’ve stopped covering the topic as I’ve transitioned towards being more of an identitarian nationalist.
Nevertheless, Venezuelan politics still interests me from a hobbyist perspective.
I dropped a Twitter thread about a week ago highlighting my thoughts on the recent Venezuelan elections.
For those who didn’t catch my thread, here you go:
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