Maduro wins presidential polls in Venezuela

Nicolas Maduro has won the presidential polls of Venezuela with 50.76% of votes. His opponent Henrique Capriles got 49.07% of votes, Reuters reports.

Capriles demanded the votes to be checked by the public. He demonstrated a list of violations and insists that his opponent lost the campaign.

Maduro does not plan to count the votes again and urged the population to remain calm.