OREANDA-NEWS  The counting of 96.87% of the votes confirmed the victory of Nicolas Maduro in the Venezuelan presidential election, follows from the words of the head of the national election commission, Elvis Amoroso.

"Nicolas Maduro won 51.95 percent, Edmundo Gonzalez - 43.18 percent of the vote," he said.

The presidential elections in Venezuela were held on July 28, and the National Electoral Council declared the incumbent President Nicolas Maduro the winner. The next day, protests of those who disagree with the results of these elections broke out in the country, clashes between police and demonstrators began in Caracas and other cities, who began throwing stones and molotov cocktails at law enforcement officers, police stations were attacked, multiple acts of vandalism and looting were recorded. Maduro said on Wednesday that law enforcement officers had detained more than 1,2 thousand people, they are accused of destroying state infrastructure, inciting hatred and terrorism.