New Venezulian President Elected
Nicolas Maduro elected as new President of Venezula. He narrowly
wins Venezuelan presidential election, as the election commission says result
by margin of 1.6 percentage points is irreversible, after opposition demands
for recount.
"It was a result that was truly fair, constitutional and
popular," Nicolas Maduro said.
Maduro got 50.8% of votes in Sunday's election, while
opposition candidate Henrique Capriles got 49.0%, Venezuela's National Electoral
Council said.
Nicolas Maduro was a candidate for the United Socialist
Party of Venezuela wheras Radonski represented a coalition of opposition
parties.
A former bus driver, Maduro went on to become a trade union
leader, before being elected to the National Assembly in 2000. He was appointed
to a number of positions within the Venezuelan Government under Chavez,
ultimately being made Foreign Minister in 2006.
