International reactions to the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election

International reactions to the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election of Incumbent President Nicolás Maduro on 28 July 2024 emerged from around the world, including from states and international institutions.

Polls conducted before the election indicated that González would win by a wide margin. After the government-controlled National Electoral Council (CNE) announced partial results showing a narrow Maduro victory on 29 July, some world leaders and the opposition expressed skepticism of the claimed results or did not recognize the CNE claims;[1][2][3] while some countries, such as Russia, China, and Iran, among others, recognized Maduro.[2]

Both González and Maduro proclaimed themselves winners of the election. The declaration of Maduro as the winner was quickly followed by a mixture of scepticism and criticism from the leaders of most Latin American countries. Some Latin American countries, however, recognized and congratulated Maduro as the election winner, including Bolivia, Cuba, Honduras, and Nicaragua.[1][3] According to Spain's EFE, "Chavismo claims that more than 60 nations have 'welcomed Maduro's victory', including China, Iran and Russia, as well as Cuba and Nicaragua."[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference HardtoBelieve was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Schmidt, Samantha; Sands, Leo; Herrero, Vanessa; Dias, Marina (29 July 2024). "World leaders cast doubt on Maduro's claim of victory in Venezuelan election". The Washington Post. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Leaders across Americas react to Venezuela election results". Reuters. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  4. ^ "María Corina Machado: 'Ni un solo Gobierno democrático del mundo ha reconocido el fraude de Maduro'" [Maria Corina Machado: 'Not a single democratic government in the world has recognized Maduro's fraud'] (in Spanish). EFE. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.