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Venezuelan election officials: Maduro won presidential vote April 15, 2013 CARACAS, Venezuela – The man former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez handpicked to be his successor has won the country’s presidential vote, officials said late Sunday. CARACAS, Venezuela – The man former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez handpicked to be his successor has won the country’s presidential vote, officials said late Sunday. With 99% of votes counted, Nicolas Maduro won 50.66% of votes, National Electoral Council President Tibisay Lucena said, calling the results “irreversible.” Opposition candidate Henrique Capriles won 49.07% of votes, she said. “I have won by nearly 300,000 votes. It is the decision of the people,” Maduro told cheering supporters late Sunday, calling on Venezuelans to respect the results and respond peacefully.

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