Venezuela set for new protests after Maduro's win ratified

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00:00First up, Venezuela is bracing for more protests this Saturday.

00:04President Nicolás Maduro's election win has been ratified,

00:08but a growing number of countries are recognising his opposition rival,

00:11Edmondo González, as the actual winner.

00:14Both parties have called their supporters out to the streets.

00:18The opposition has released copies of around 85% of the ballots cast online,

00:23showing an easy win for González,

00:26but the government claims these have been forged.

00:28Let's hear from our correspondent, Herminia Fernández.

00:33Five days after the election, the National Electoral Council

00:36published a second bulletin with the result,

00:39where the triumph of Nicolás Maduro was ratified.

00:42According to the numbers of the electoral institution,

00:45Maduro won with more than 51% of the votes

00:48and Edmundo González obtained more than 43%.

00:52Later on, the Supreme Court of Justice would also ratify these numbers.

00:57The president, Nicolás Maduro, was the one who requested

01:00the justice entity to legitimise the result.

01:03After visiting the Supreme Court,

01:05Maduro held a press conference with foreign media.

01:08Among other accusations, he pointed out

01:11that members of María Corina Machado's party

01:14were planning an attack in the capital city.

01:17He also accused the United States of preparing a coup d'état against Venezuela,

01:22after Secretary of State Antony Blinken said

01:25that this country recognised Edmundo González

01:28as the new president of the South American nation.

01:31He also accused ex-platform owner Elon Musk,

01:34Argentinian president Javier Millet,

01:36and other world leaders of being behind a cyber coup.

01:40Meanwhile, both the opposition and supporters of Nicolás Maduro

01:44have called for two marches today, Saturday,

01:47in different parts of the capital.

01:49The opposition in the east in support of Edmundo González

01:53and the government in the west to celebrate

01:56what they call the victory of the peace.

01:59At this moment, the political tension after the election continues in the streets.

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