On Thursday, after weeks of deadly protests, the Supreme Court of Venezuela affirmed the victory of incumbent Socialist dictator, Nicolas Maduro.
This is what Democracy looks like in the Communist land of Venezuela - Maduro pic.twitter.com/EqTGpLfyH9
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The oil-rich South American country has endured civil unrest since the July 28th election, stemming from Maduro declaring himself the victor over Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia. The democratic opposition, headed by Urritia, has published voting tallies that show he won more than 67% of the national vote.
Venezuela's Supreme Court confirmed President Nicolas Maduro's victory in last month's election, after which Maduro unveiled a new statue of Hugo Chávez to replace the one that had previously been torn down. Opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia responded to the ruling by… pic.twitter.com/zAEcQy57IB
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Western governments, including the US and UK, have condemned the obviously fraudulent victory of Maduro, and in the case of the US, have offered under-the-table amnesty deals to the Venezuelan dictator if he agreed to relinquish power and admit defeat.
The Chief Justice of the Venezuelan court, Caryslia Rodriguez, wrote in her decision that Maduro was in fact the winner and there can be no appeals.
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