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Maduro Calls For "Iron Hand" To Quell Dissent As Opposition Also Claims Victory In Venezuela Polls Political drama ensued in Venezuela as President Maduro claimed victory in the presidential election on July 29 amid similar claims by the opposition. Venezuela's electoral authority said Maduro had won a third term with 51% of the vote, despite multiple exit polls pointing to an opposition win. The country's electoral authority (CNE) said just after midnight on Monday that Maduro had won a third six-year term with 51% of the vote. The authority said Gonzalez won 44%, but opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said Gonzalez had secured 70% of the vote. Meanwhile, the US has expressed serious concerns that the results announced by the electoral authority do not reflect the votes of the people and demanded a detailed tabulation of votes to be published.