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There is strong evidence to suggest that González won the election by a wide margin,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kurmanaev |first=Anatoly |last2=Singer |first2=Ethan |date=2024-07-31 |title=Election Results Presented by Venezuela’s Opposition Suggest Maduro Lost Decisively |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/31/world/americas/venezuela-maduro-election-results.html |access-date=2024-08-02 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |quote=The Times analysis shows that the election tallies provided by the researchers are not compatible with a victory by Mr. Maduro, by any margin.}}</ref><ref name="BBC2Aug">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd1d10453zno|title=Overwhelming evidence Venezuela opposition won election - Blinken|last=Wells|first=Ione|website=BBC News|date=2 August 2024|accessdate=2 August 2024}}</ref> with the opposition releasing [[#Electoral process|tally sheets]] collected by [[poll watchers]] from a majority of polling centers showing a landslide victory for González.<ref name="OAS_report_VE_pres_elec_DECO" /><ref name="opposition_results_website" /><ref name="LaPatilla_how2access_electoral_records" /><ref name=WSJElectionDatabase>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/venezuelas-opposition-releases-election-database-claims-big-victory-over-strongman-maduro-fee5bc0c|work=The Wall Street Journal|url-access=subscription|date=30 July 2024|access-date=30 July 2024|title=Venezuela's Opposition Releases Election Database; Claims Big Victory Over Strongman Maduro|first1=Kejal|last1=Vyas|first2=Ryan|last2=Dubé|archive-date=30 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730205829/https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/venezuelas-opposition-releases-election-database-claims-big-victory-over-strongman-maduro-fee5bc0c|url-status=live|quote= The Venezuelan opposition has moved to show concrete evidence that the election was stolen. ... The opposition said it had collected data from 73% of the country's voting stations on its own and compiled it in a publicly accessible database on Tuesday. Using their national identification, Venezuelans can sign in and review a scanned tally sheet from their voting station showing how many votes went to each candidate. ... 'I found mine, the proof is there,' said Celina Ramirez, an opposition supporter who said she was able to log into the website to locate the tally sheet from her east Caracas voting center, which she said showed González receiving the lion's share of votes. 'There’s no way the regime can fool everyone with their tricks,' she added ... The Carter Center, one of the few international organizations invited to monitor the elections, has urged Venezuela's government to release comprehensive polling data at the local level, which is needed to assess the electoral process. ...The opposition hopes the release of the database will increase pressure on Maduro's autocratic regime to make public the detailed results of the election.}} Also available from [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/venezuela-s-maduro-moves-to-silence-opposition-after-disputed-election/ar-BB1qTSWi MSN].</ref> The government-controlled [[National Electoral Council (Venezuela)|National Electoral Council]] (CNE) announced [[election fraud|falsified]]<ref name="AlbaCTP_CNE_Maduro_victory_5120" /><ref name="ElEspectador_decimal_places" /><ref name="Infobae_burdo" /> results claiming a narrow Maduro victory on 29 July.
In the [[#Aftermath|aftermath]] of the government's announcement of falsified results claiming victory for Maduro, [[2024 Venezuelan protests|protests broke out across the country]] and the Maduro administration [[2024 Venezuelan presidential election#Charges and arrests of politicians|detained opposition political figures]] whilst refusing to relinquish power. [[International reactions to the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election|World leaders predominantly rejected the CNE's claimed results]] and recognized González as the election winner<ref name="BBC2Aug"/><ref name= HardtoBelieve>{{cite news |first= Sam |last= Jones|url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/29/venezuela-election-result-suspicion-abroad-nicolas-maduro|title='Hard to believe': Venezuela election result met with suspicion abroad |work=The Guardian |date= 29 July 2024 |access-date= 29 July 2024}}</ref><ref name=reuters29jul /> with a few exceptions such as Russia, China, and Iran.<ref name= WorldLeadersCast>{{cite news |first1=Samantha |last1= Schmidt |first2=Leo |last2 = Sands |first3= Vanessa |last3= Herrero|title= World leaders cast doubt on Maduro's claim of victory in Venezuelan election |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/29/venezuela-presidential-election-result-maduro/ | newspaper= The Washington Post |date= 29 July 2024 |access-date= 29 July 2024}}</ref> The CNE's claimed results were also rejected by the [[Carter Center]] and [[Organization of American States]], as well as media sources including ''[[El Espectador]]'' and ''[[Infobae]]''.<ref name="ElEspectador_decimal_places" /><ref name="Infobae_burdo" /> The first country to recognize González as Venezuela's president-elect was [[Peru]], on 30 July;<ref name=":3">{{cite news |last1=Phillips |first1=Tom |last2=Gambino |first2=Lauren |date=31 July 2024 |title=Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro blames unrest on far-right conspiracy as isolation grows |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/01/venezuela-election-results-nicolas-maduro-protests-gonzalez-machado |access-date=1 August 2024 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> the [[United States]], on August 1;<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Turkewitz |first=Julie |date=2024-08-
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