Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela's acting president, has eked out a surprisingly narrow victory in Sunday's special election to succeed his late predecessor, Hugo Chavez.
Maduro Declared Victor of Venezuelan Presidential Election
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Opposition supporters react as they hear the official presidential elections results in Caracas, April 15, 2013.
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Chavista militants and soldiers try to calm government supporters as opposition supporters take cover outside a polling station, Caracas, April 14, 2013.
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A polling station delegate writes down counted votes on a board at the San Francisco de Sales school in Caracas, April 14, 2013.
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Venezuela's interim president Nicolas Maduro gestures to supporters as he leaves a polling station in Caracas, April 14, 2013.