Venezuela Election Results: U.S. Official Declares Impossible to Falsify Opposition Tallies

A U.S. State Department official declared it nearly impossible for Venezuela's political opposition to falsify voting tallies from the July 28 election. The results, contested by the opposition, declared President Nicolas Maduro as the winner. The State Department's investigation confirmed the integrity of the opposition's tallies.

A U.S. State Department official has stated that it would have been "nearly impossible" for Venezuela's political opposition to falsify the voting tallies published shortly after the July 28 election.

The contested election, which the country's electoral authority declared was won by President Nicolas Maduro, faced scrutiny from both domestic and international observers.

Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Mark Wells confirmed during a Tuesday press conference that their examination found the opposition's tallies to be accurate and reliable.