International reactions to the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election

International reactions to the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election of Incumbent President Nicolás Maduro on 28 July 2024 emerged from around the world, including from states and international institutions.

Polls conducted before the election indicated that Edmundo González would win by a wide margin. After the government-controlled National Electoral Council (CNE) announced summary numbers, without detailed results, representing a narrow Maduro victory on 29 July, several Latin American and Western countries such as the United States and the European Union, and the opposition, expressed skepticism of the numbers or did not recognize the CNE claims; while some countries, such as Russia, China, Iran, Cuba, Bolivia, among others, recognized Maduro. Academics, news outlets and the opposition found strong evidence, including the detailed results of the election from the tally sheets collected by poll watchers, showing that González won the election by a wide margin.

Both González and Maduro proclaimed themselves winners of the election. According to Spain's EFE, "Chavismo claim[ed] that more than 60 nations [had] 'welcomed Maduro's victory'."


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