Did Hugo Chavez's handpicked successor steal the Venezuelan election?

April 16, 2013

Nicolas Maduro officially eked out a win over opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, but Capriles is calling foul

Late Sunday, acting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro declared victory in the country's first presidential election since the death of longtime leader Hugo Chavez. The national election commission had just released the results, much closer than the polls had foretold: Maduro, 50.66 percent; Henrique Capriles, 49.07 percent. While Maduro was celebrating, Capriles was calling fraud — and tweeting.      FULL STORY>>