Havana: The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, congratulated Venezuela today for the victory of the Great Patriotic Pole in the parliamentary elections on Sunday in that country, Prensa Latina publishes.
In the elections in Venezuela, the Chavismo wins parliamentarians. Victory of the revolution and the Bolivarian people. Tribute to Commander Chávez, support to President Maduro. Congratulations from the Sister Cuba, the Cuban head of state wrote on his Twitter account.
The National Electoral Council (CNE) confirmed the triumph of the unitary bloc made up of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela and its allies, whose candidates reached 67.36 percent of the votes counted.
In celebrating the victory, President Nicolás Maduro described the electoral day, during which the Venezuelan population elected their representatives in Parliament for the 2021-2026 period, as a great victory for democracy.
In addition to the election of the 277 deputies of Parliament, the elections of this December 6 determined the continuity in power of the Venezuelan president, who the previous week announced the decision to abandon the presidency of the Republic in case of a triumph of the opposition .
According to the Venezuelan Constitution, the new Assembly will be installed on January 5, 2021.