Maduro wins narrow victory in Venezuela's electionApril 15, 2013 - 09:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Socialist candidate Nicolas Maduro has won a narrow victory in Venezuela's presidential poll. Maduro, who was chosen by the late Hugo Chavez, won 50.7% of the vote against 49.1% for opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, BBC News reported. The electoral commission said the results were "irreversible". There has been no comment from Capriles, who earlier on Sunday, April 14 has suggested there was an attempt to doctor the result. Maduro told a rally of supporters in the capital Caracas that he had won a "just, legal and constitutional" victory. However, the margin of victory was far smaller than that gained by the late President Chavez over Capriles at elections last October. Maduro said he was willing to allow an audit of the election result. Almost 80% of eligible voters took part in the poll. Maduro had been serving as acting president since Chavez died of cancer on March 5. He is due to be sworn in on April 19 and serve until January 2019 to complete the six-year term that Chavez would have begun in January. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |