Venezuela: Nicolás Maduro is Re-elected President with 51.20 % of the Vote

By Resumen Latinoamericano on July 29, 2024, photos: Yaimi Ravelo

Nicolás Maduro is the legitimate continuator of Chávez’s legacy and defender of Venezuelan sovereignty in the face of imperialist conspiracies.

With 51.20 percent of the votes, the Venezuelan head of state and candidate of the Great Patriotic Pole, Nicolás Maduro, was reelected in the presidential elections held this Sunday and which took place in a peaceful environment, as announced by the National Electoral Council (CNE) in the first minutes of this Monday.

The president of the electoral body, Elvis Amoroso, detailed that 80 percent of the installed polling stations have been counted so far, and added that the participation level is 59 percent of the electoral roll.

With an irreversible trend, the president of the CNE indicated that candidate Nicolás Maduro has so far received  5,150,o92  (51.20 percent) in elections that took place without incidents.

The second most voted candidate was Edmundo González with 4,445,978,  44.2 percent. The other eight candidates who participated obtained a total of 462,704 votes, 4.6 percent of the votes cast.

A total of 21 million 620 thousand 705 Venezuelan voters in the country and 228 thousand voters residing abroad were enabled to exercise their right to vote, in more than 15,000 centers distributed throughout the country.

The election day began at 06H00 local time (10H00 GMT) and ended at 18H00 (22H00 GMT). The elections counted on a wide international accompaniment, with participants from all over the world, among them foreign observers from the Carter Center of the United States, the Council of Electoral Experts of Latin America, the UN Panel of Experts and others.

Among the thousands of accompanying persons are politicians, academics, parliamentarians, intellectuals, journalists and personalities from Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, North America and Asia.

Nicolás Maduro, President for the period 2025-2031

Nicolás Maduro was born on November 23, 1962 in Caracas, and has traveled a political path that has taken him from his humble origins in the parish of El Valle to the presidency of Venezuela. His trajectory reflects a constant dedication to the social and labor causes that have defined his career.

Maduro began his political activism in the 1980s with the Socialist League, but it was his work as a driver for the Caracas Metro (1991-1998) that marked the beginning of his struggle for labor rights. During this period, he founded the Caracas Metro Union (SITRAMECA), demonstrating his leadership and organizational skills.

The meeting with Comandante Hugo Chávez in 1993 was a turning point in his career. Maduro became a fervent supporter of Chávez, joining the Movimiento Bolivariano Revolucionario 200 (MBR-200) and later the Movimiento Quinta República (MVR). His rise in Venezuelan politics was rapid: in 1999 he was elected deputy and participated in the National Constituent Assembly that drafted the new Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, approved by popular will.

Between 2000 and 2006, Nicolás Maduro held various roles in the National Assembly, including the presidency of the parliament. His legislative experience spanned key committees such as Integral Social Development and Finance, preparing him for larger roles in government.

Chavez recognized Maduro’s potential, appointing him Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2006, where he was a central actor in the bid to build a multipolar world, promote Latin American integration and build peace. He then became Vice President in 2012. Chávez’s confidence in Maduro was evident when he appointed him as his successor before his last surgery.

Following the death of Comandante Hugo Chávez in 2013, Nicolás Maduro won the presidential election with a narrow margin. His presidency has been marked by significant challenges, including the imposition of sanctions by the U.S. government and the European Union, triggering an unprecedented economic crisis and multiple international pressures. However, he has maintained the support of a loyal base, implementing programs such as the “Street Government” to maintain a connection with his followers.

President Nicolás Maduro has won elections in 2018 and 2024, and is the legitimate continuator of Chávez’s legacy and defender of Venezuelan sovereignty in the face of imperialist conspiracies.

The President’s trajectory, from his beginnings as a trade unionist to his current position as reelected President, illustrates a political career marked by determination, coherence and resistance, reflecting the deep Bolivarian and anti-imperialist convictions of the majority Venezuelan people.

Government Program of Nicolás Maduro: the Seven Transformations towards 2030

Last January 15, in his annual message to the nation, President Nicolás Maduro urged Venezuelans to deepen, debate and plan the collective elaboration of the Seven Transformations (7T), aimed at preserving peace and building a new economic and productive model that guarantees social welfare.

Precisely, his government program is based on the 7T, which is also based on the Plan of the Homeland and, as explained by the President, has been conceived and written from the people.

According to the Head of State, the Venezuelan people have been consulted for the execution of the 7Ts, in order to consolidate the changes with their contributions.

The first point of the 7T is the economy and the development of a new productive model to face inflation; science, technology, education and culture are placed in the second place, in order to recover all the Venezuelan infrastructure that has been damaged by sanctions and coercive and unilateral measures; security and national defense are the third aspect, which encompasses from the consolidation of social peace to the recovery of the territory of Guayana Esequiba.

The consolidation of the public nature of social rights and the improvement of government management to assist Venezuelans in their needs are the fourth and fifth elements of the 7Ts, to finance social projects that contribute to the quality of life of the people.

On the other hand, the sixth point of the 7T is oriented to fight against climate change, based on a culture of care for nature, the promotion of alternative energy sources and the institution of a food creation plan.

Meanwhile, the last element of the Government’s plan emphasizes the strengthening of international relations, which seeks to add Venezuela to the Brics group, consolidate the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and expand the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People’s Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP).

Source: Resumen Latinoamericano – Buenos Aires