Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro attends a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, July 29, 2024. Venezuela's National Electoral Council on Monday declared Nicolas Maduro the winner of Sunday's presidential elections. (Photo: Xinhua)

 

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro reacts during his proclamation ceremony as re-elected president of the country at the National Electoral Council in Caracas, Venezuela, July 29, 2024. Venezuela's National Electoral Council on Monday declared Nicolas Maduro the winner of Sunday's presidential elections. (Photo: Xinhua)

 

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro attends a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, July 29, 2024. Venezuela's National Electoral Council on Monday declared Nicolas Maduro the winner of Sunday's presidential elections. (Photo: Xinhua)

 

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (L) shakes hands with Elvis Amoroso, president of National Electoral Council, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 29, 2024. Venezuela's National Electoral Council on Monday declared Nicolas Maduro the winner of Sunday's presidential elections. (Photo: Xinhua)

Venezuela's National Electoral Council on Monday declared Nicolas Maduro the winner of Sunday's presidential elections.

"The National Electoral Council ... accredits citizen Nicolas Maduro Moros ... as elected president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the presidential election held on July 28, 2024, for a period of six years," said Elvis Amoroso, president of the election body, at a press conference.

Following the announcement, Amoroso delivered the signed document to Maduro at the headquarters of the National Electoral Council in downtown Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, with diplomats accredited in the country, governors and members of the cabinet, among other officials, in attendance.