VENEZUELA'S acting President Nicolas Maduro has been elected Hugo Chavez's successor with 50.66 per cent of the vote, while opposition rival Henrique Capriles earned 49.06 per cent, election officials said.
"These are the irreversible results that the people have decided," National Electoral Council president Tibisay Lucena told a news conference on Sunday (Monday AEST), announcing a much closer victory for Maduro than expected .... http://www.theaustralian.com
Very Close!
