Venezuela's Maduro declared winner in disputed presidential vote | BBC News

President Nicolás Maduro has won Venezuela's presidential election, according to partial results announced by the electoral council.

The head of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Elvis Amoroso - who is a close ally of Mr Maduro - said that with 80% of ballots counted, President Maduro had 51% of the vote, compared to 44% for his main rival.

The Venezuelan opposition dismissed the CNE's announcement as fraudulent and promised to challenge the result.