He Washington Post has published an analysis showing that Nicolas Maduro lost the presidential election July 28. According to the report, Edmundo Gonzalez He obtained twice as many votes as Maduro, based on an exhaustive review of 23 thousand voting records.
The report, made by journalists Samantha Schmidt, Steven Rich, Ana Vanessa Herrero and Maria Luisa Paulis based on documents scanned by opposition election observers and physically verified by opposition journalists. Washington PostThese records represent almost 80% of the voting machines used.
According to published data, Maduro would have obtained 3 million 131 thousand voteswhile Gonzalez reached 6 million 901 thousand votes. These independent results contradict the official version that proclaimed Maduro as the winner with 52% of the votes.
On election night, the National Electoral Council of Venezuela presented partial results, based on 80% of the minutes, without showing the specific documents for each voting center. Despite the statements of Madurowho claims to have proof of his victory, these have not been presented to be verified by the international community, which continues to demand transparency in the electoral process.
He Washington Post The report also notes that, although there is no independent confirmation of the documents’ origin, the reviewed minutes contain QR codes with encrypted information that matches the digitized data. In addition, each minute is signed and sealed, indicating its authenticity as official electoral stationery.
This independent analysis coincides with a similar exercise carried out by AP Agencywhich also collected and verified information on votes cast on July 28.
