Nicolás Maduro, the candidate from the United Socialist Party (PSUV), has secured victory in the Venezuelan presidential election, continuing his tenure as the country's president, a position he has held for 11 years since the death of President Hugo Chavez in 2013. This win marks Maduro's third consecutive term as Venezuela's top leader.

Voting concluded at 6:00 p.m. local time on Sunday, with 20 million registered voters participating in the election. Despite facing his toughest electoral challenge yet, Maduro managed to retain power. The United Socialist Party, under Maduro's leadership, has now maintained its grip on power for 25 years.

Hugo Chavez, the former president and a prominent leftist leader, passed away from cancer in 2013. Subsequently, Maduro, then 61 years old, assumed the presidency. In this election, all opposition parties united behind a single candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia. The main opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, was initially slated as the candidate but was banned from holding public office, leading to González Urrutia's nomination.

Maduro, who previously won the presidential elections in 2013 and 2018, will begin his third six-year term starting in 2025. He continues to lead a coalition of leftist and democratic parties that defend the Bolivarian Revolution, which began 25 years ago under Hugo Chavez.