The Supreme Court of Venezuela Officially Summons the Candidates for the Presidential Election

On August 6th, the president of the Supreme Court of Venezuela, Rodriguez, announced that representatives of various political parties and presidential election candidates have been officially summoned and all parties have been requested to submit all documents related to the presidential election on July 28th to the Supreme Court. Rodriguez also said that those who refuse to appear in court will bear legal consequences.

On August 5th, the chairperson of the Venezuelan National Electoral Council, Amoroso, submitted the vote tallies from all voting stations across the country, the final vote tally of the election process, as well as the ruling and announcement sheets of the above processes to the Supreme Court. The electoral tribunal of the Supreme Court has begun the technical evaluation of the presidential election process.

Venezuela held the presidential election on July 28th, with a total of 10 candidates participating. In the early hours of the 29th, the Venezuelan National Electoral Council announced that the candidate of the ruling Great Patriotic Pole, the current president Maduro, was re-elected as the president of Venezuela.