Maduro’s Next Move Is Key With US and Brazil Questioning His Victory
- Regional powers Colombia and Chile demand proof of vote result
- But Russia and China back authoritarian president’s claim
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Nicolás Maduro is trying to ride out international skepticism about his declaration of victory in Venezuela, with all eyes turning to how aggressively he responds the opposition’s claim he stole the election.
The next 24 hours will be key after the authoritarian president’s late-night announcement that he’d defeated his main rival, Edmundo González, in Sunday’s vote. Maduro can now either succumb to pressure and negotiate with banned opposition leader María Corina Machado or crack down and risk returning to diplomatic isolation.