In the elections in Venezuela, the protege of Chavez defeated
Nicholas Maduro. Photo from the site acn.com.ve The candidate from the socialists, Nicholas Maduro, with a minimum advantage, won the Venezuela presidential election. As the BBC reports, the country's Central Electoral Commission reported this. The protege of the late President Hugo Chavez received 50.76 percent of the vote, his opponent, opposition candidate Enrik Kaprles was able to gain 49.07 percent. About 80 percent of voters took part in the vote.