CARACAS (Reuters) - The Venezuelan government said Nicolas Maduro would be formally proclaimed winner of the presidency by the election board at a ceremony and rally in Caracas to be held on Monday afternoon, despite opposition demands for a total recount.
State media called on Venezuelans to attend the event in downtown Caracas at 2 p.m. local time (7:30 p.m. British time) after Maduro's narrow win in Sunday's vote. Opposition candidate Henrique Capriles has refused to accept the result, saying there were thousands of irregularities during polling.
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