Opposition leader María Corina Machado has the evidence to prove Nicolás Maduro's electoral fraud

Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado, announced Monday that her candidate, Edmundo González, won the presidential elections and claimed to have conclusive evidence to back up this assertion.

In a press conference, Machado expressed her pride for the Venezuelan people and highlighted that the evidence collected reveals a significant discrepancy with the official results released by the National Electoral Council (CNE). According to the first bulletin of the CNE, Nicolás Maduro was proclaimed winner with 51.20% of the votes, with 80% of the scrutiny completed.

Machado explained that her team has worked intensely since Sunday, July 28 to access 73.20% of the electoral records, which show that Gonzalez obtained 6,275,182 votes, while current President Nicolas Maduro received 2,759,256 votes.

In addition, the opposition leader announced the digitalization of these minutes and their publication in a web portal designed to guarantee a transparent verification. Machado stressed that Gonzalez's victory is "historic"and highlighted that the opposition candidate managed to triumph in regions where democratic forces had not been successful in the last 25 years. 

"Today I feel deeply proud to be Venezuelan. We have great information to share and we already have a way to prove the truth of what happened in Venezuela," Machado stated firmly. "Even though the CNE could have assigned 100% of the votes to Maduro, the difference with Edmundo Gonzalez is still overwhelming. The reality is that the people have spoken clearly and have demonstrated their support for our proposal", she added.

Machado's statement intensifies the controversy over irregularities in the electoral process, which has led the international community to express an immediate rejection of the results and to demand a transparent recount of the votes.

The situation in Venezuela has also triggered a series of protests and mobilizations in various cities, in which protesters demand greater transparency and the complete publication of the electoral records.

Website Enabled to Verify Electoral Record

After the conference, Machado posted the link to the website on X (formerly Twitter) for independently verifying the electoral records that demonstrate the victory of candidate González, which are in the hands of the Venezuelan opposition.

"Venezuelan, through this link you will be able to see how with your vote and your will, you changed the history of Venezuela. Here you will find the tallies that we have processed and totalized up to this hour, and that confirm our extraordinary triumph", Machado affirmed.

Candidate González also made the link public, garnering praise from independent journalists.

One of those who gave a favorable opinion of the web page was the journalist specialized in elections Eugenio G. Martínez, who emphasized that the "opposition has just done in 24 hours, something that the CNE has been saying for years that it is not technically possible. A site to consult the results by table and also to have the image of the table's minutes".