Caracas, August 22, 2024 – This Thursday, the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) confirmed the resultsissued by the National Electoral Council (CNE in Spanish) on July 28, which declared Nicolás Maduro as the winner of the presidency of the BolivarianRepublic of Venezuela.

In this regard, the Executive Secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Peoples’ Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), Jorge Arreaza, praised the Venezuelan institutions, stating that theytook on the challenge of ‘calming and providingconfidence to the country.

Arreaza specified that the decision of Venezuela’shighest court will be communicated to the differentcountries that are part of the regional bloc, ‘and evento the social movements that are active within ALBA.’

He emphasized that the countries of the Alliance ‘have closely followed the process, and we have keptthem informed (…) We believe that the VenezuelanSupreme Court has set an example, and of course, the judicial powers of the ALBA countries will also be informed of this process, which not only can guarantee peace but also serve as an example forother countries around the world.

From the Electoral Chamber, the judiciary certifiedthe “electoral material under examination as unquestionably valid,” and therefore “this Chambervalidates the results of July 28, 2024, issued by the CNE, in which citizen Nicolás Maduro Moros waselected as the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.