CARACAS (AA) - April 15, 2013 - Nicolas Maduro, specifically decided and successor of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, has become the new president of the country.
Officials announced Monday, 50-year-old Maduro who promised to carry on Hugo Chavez's socialist revolution, became the new president of the country by receiving the 50.7 percent of the votes.
Leader of the opposition party, Henrique Capriles who is Maduro's main rival received 49.1 percent of the votes.
Furthermore, opposition leader Henrique Capriles raised objection to the results of the elections.
Capriles lost the elections although he received the 49.1 percent and said, he would not accept the results if votes were not re-counted.
Capriles underlined that team who held the electoral campaign attended the counting and stated, they expected a different result than what was announced.
Maduro was born in capital Caracas in 1962, became foreign minister in August 2006 and appointed as vice president of Venezuela in August 2012.
Time to time Chavez was criticized as Maduro did not have university education and was a truck driver.
Before going through his forth surgery in Cuba because of cancer, Chavez handed some of his authorities to Maduro and bequeathed to take his place if things went wrong.
After the demise of Chavez on March 5, Maduro was sworn in as Venezuela President after the funeral.
