henri falcon called for elections to be held in october, another round of elections.so far he has not said anything about that. where does venezuela deniau? at the moment venezuela is deeply divided. in your assessment, how important is this election? well, important is this election? well, important in terms of meaningfulness, i think it is not meaningfulness, i think it is not meaningfulfor a lot meaningfulness, i think it is not meaningful for a lot of people. meaningfulness, i think it is not meaningfulfor a lot of people. from the very start many people felt this was a the very start many people felt this wasa sham. the very start many people felt this was a sham. in terms of where it leaves venezuela, the next out for venezuela, nobody knows. it is a concern for a lot of people that every time the us imposes sanctions on venezuela the government is more resolute in what it wants to do and therefore the divide gets deeper. i think that is important in terms of mr maduro now strengthening, consolidating his power, despite the low approval ratings. that is the bbc‘

henri falcon called for elections to be held in october, another round of elections. that, you know, he's so far not said anything about that. where does venezuela go now? at the moment, venezuela isjust deeply divided. from the very start, many people felt this was a sham. in terms of where it leaves venezuela, the next step for venezuela, nobody knows. it's a concern for a lot of people that every time the us imposes sanctions on venezuela, the government is more resolute in what it wants to do and therefore, the divide gets deeper. i think that's important in terms of mr maduro now strengthening, consolidating his power, despite the low approval ratings. that was katy watson. she has been following the elections for us in caracas. so the official results from the venezuelan election are in. our americas editor candace piette assesses the challenges ahead. mr maduro mrmaduro and mr maduro and his second term of office, promising his hungry, tired and disillusioned electorate, that he will tackle an economy in freefall. it may be too late. inflation is running at aro

maduro se impuso a henri falcÓn y obtuvo con mÁs de 5 millones la victoria poco antes que anuncia elamos con elena que nos dice quÉ podemos esperar para la semana laboral. elena: buenas noches para ti y nuestros amigos salientes. terminando el fin de semana y mire la temperatura mÁxima durante este domingo en san josÉ. se reportÓ 67 grados. estuvimos por debajo de las temperaturas normales que es 75 en esta Época del aÑo pero qué pasarÁ las prÓximas horas, un cielo parcialmente despejado en la bahÍa. una mínima san josÉ en 54 . para maÑana comienza la semana y continuaremos con condiciones secas, se les mayormente despejados y vientos fuertes. en las temperaturas, se espera 63 de mÁximasan francisco. san josÉ estarÁ en esos 71 y en el resto del estado, si usted estÁ pensando viajar durante este lunes. cielo soleado con una mÁxima en 83 . san francisco tendrÁ condiciones secas y cielo parcialmente soleado. fresno 77. en todo el estado tenemos temperaturas debajo de lo normal porque tenemos un sistema de baja presiÓn. en san josÉ, continuaremos con temperaturas sobre los 70, cielo parc

jorge: acusÓ a los candidatos henri falcÓn y javier bert uche.al parecer conducÍa un hombre robado. la persona que firmÓ la escena la publicÓ en las redes sociales. los maestros de arizona anunciaron que van a volver a las aulas a partir de maÑanaen la mayorÍa de los distritos tras una semana de huelga. los legisladores estatales aprobaron anoche un aumento de salario para los docentes y mÁs fondos para mejorarla educaciÓn en el estado. la academia de las artes y las ciencias cinematogrÁficas expulsÓ al cÓmico bill cosby. cosby fue declarado culpable de tres delitos de agresiÓn sexual en contra de mujeres el pasado 26 de abril. pasamos con patricia para lo que hay de noche. patricia: esta noche la administraciÓn trump ha iniciado una campaÑa que pretende concientizar al pÚblico sobre los peligros que corren los inmigrantes sin documentos legales al cruzar la frontera. tras un operativo en el estado de puebla, las autoridades arrestaron a 119 policÍas en san martÍn, tras descubrir que se trataban de falsos agentes uniformados. jorge: vamos a hacer

henry falcÓn desconoció el proceso antes de que se entregarÁn los resultados.en es quÉ va a pasar. nadie tiene la respuesta concreta pero por lo pronto nicolÁs maduro comienza este segundo mandato en el peor de los escenarios, con crisis galopante, con un bloqueo internacional, con una crisis que empobrece rÁpidamente a los venezolanos y que es motivo de conflicto diario en el paÍs. maduro gana con 5.000.000 de votos o mÁs de 5.000.000 de votos pero bajo un cuestionamiento y dudas de manipulaciÓn electoral al punto que estÁn desconociendo estos resultados y estÁn pidiendo nuevas elecciones. tambiÉn maduro estÁ con el problema del aislamiento internacional. el grupo de lima, este grupo de 14 paÍses que se congrega bajo esta figura, han anunciado los retiros de los embajadores de caracas para tomar sanciones mÁs adelante. igual está pasando con la uniÓn europea que estÁ estudiando sanciones para los prÓximos dÍas en contra del rÉgimen de maduro y tambiÉn ocurre con estados unidos que va a anunciar posibles devastaciones en el campo petrolero en donde mÁs daÑos qu

what was maduro's main opposition rival henri falcon offering? force and vote for the alternative rather than abstain in they knew what the outcome would be, but at least have a voice in this? >> right. it's a really good question, and one that a lot of people are asking. and basically, it has to do with the fact that there have been more than a dozen elections going all the way back in the last 20 years since hugo chavez first took power. what you've seen is this gradual erosion of the fairness of those elections and of democracy itself. it's a little like the old peanuts cartoon. it's a little bit like charlie brown rung up to kick the football and lucy dragging it away at the last minute. basically 80% of the population decided they didn't want to run up and kick the football. there was no reason to believe in any legitimacy to this election. so the overwhelming majority of people in the country decided to just stay home as a measure of their disbelief in the process and also as a sign of protest as well. >> right. brian winter, thank you so m

first nicolas maduro who is running for a second term and henri falcon who, up until 2010, was a memberd sides. he has some challenges because the government sees him as a traitor for switching sides but also he broke with the opposition even running with this race. the opposition decided to boycott the vote but he says this is not the way to change politics and the only way is to take part. but when you speak to people on the streets, many people are disillusioned especially people in the opposition who feel that voting will not get them anywhere so most people voting will be much more pro—government and that is expected to strengthen the hand for nicolas maduro in the selections. the us president is demanding an inquiry into whether his election campaign was infiltrated for political purposes. in a tweet, donald trump said he wanted to know whether the obama administration had ordered such a move. he says that on monday, he'll be putting in a formal request to the department ofjustice to open an inquiry. mr trump on friday accused the fbi of sending a spy into his campaign team. the n

won 5.8 million votes. 1.8 million venezuelans cast their ballots for his opposition challenger, henri falcon. turnout was said to be 46%. people on the big island of hawaii are being warned to stay away from molten rock flowing into the ocean from the eruption of mount kilauea. lava pouring into the pacific has created hazardous clouds, bearing acid and particles of glass. lava streams have caused a key evacuation route to be cut off. and, the authorities fighting an outbreak of ebola in the democratic republic of congo insist that they are prepared for a worst—case scenario — one in which the deadly virus reaches the capital, kinshasa. about 25 people have already died in a remote area, upstream on the congo river. those are the headlines. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. on may the 25th, irish voters face a choice, by way of a referendum, they can keep a constitutional amendment which outlaws abortion in all but the most exceptional circumstances, or they can change their constitution and pave the way for the legalisation of abortion. given

the main opposition candidate in venezuela's presidential elections, henri falcon, claims there have second six—year term despite polls showing he is blamed for an economic crisis that's led to food shortages, rising crime and hyperinflation. he was one of the first to cast his vote, saying the will of the venezuelan people would be respected. katy watson reports from a polling station in caracas. there are four candidates in this race, first mr mcdougall who is running for the second time and the other one is henry alcon. he is up against some challenges because the government sees him as a traitor for switching sides, but also because he has broken from the opposition in running for this race. the opposition said they would not be free orfairand opposition said they would not be free or fair and they decided to boycott the vote. but mr farrakhan said the only way is to take part. but many people are disillusioned, especially people in the opposition. they feel voting will not get them anywhere and most people voting will be pro—government. motorists now face tougher mot tests on th

coronation of a dictator officials say maduro claimed 5.8 million votes with his nearest challenger henry falcone claiming 1.8 million speaking after the vote, falcone claims the vote lacked legitimacy turnout was 46.1%, down from 80% at the last presidential vote in 2013 speaking during the vote on sunday, maduro took aim at washington, stressing venezuela's independence sf sflt. >> translator: the usa can't think they are the rulers of the world. venezuela is governed by a constitution, by national laws, and is governed by solid public institutions, solid public powers like the electoral authority. so venezuelans are governed by our own conscious. >> meanwhile, iran's foreign minister says the european union's support for its nuclear deal is not enough eu leaders have prejudiced to honor the deal but speaking in iran, mohammed zarif said the party is not sufficient >>> french finance minister bruno le mair referred back to rules from 1996 which could allow the eu to intervene. speaking on sunday, he said the eu would be the allow the u.s. to become the economic policemen of the world and we've

this man, maduro's main oh won't, henri falcon, is calling for a new election. >>> the political battle over immigration in the united states is taking center stage in state election primaries. >> here in the u.s. state of georgia, candidates are even using their vehicles in a way that some might find controversial, but others may see as a which to energize around immigration. our gary tuchman takes a look at the choices facing republicans one day before the vote. >> reporter: spotted on interstate 85 in georgia, a vehicle that a candidate for governor calls his deportation bus. >> just going to track him and watch him roam around our state. >> reporter: republican state senator michael williams, trailing in galena park primary polling with a bus that says danger, murderer, rapisrapists,d killers on board. >> they're bringing drugs. they're bringing crime. they're rapists. and some i assume are good people risks you putting people on the deportation bus? >>> no. >> are you trying to find people to deport? >> no. >> why are you doing this? >> this is to bring awareness to illegal immigra

su principal contrincante, el opositor henry falcÓn, quien marcha segundo en las encuestas, como nosarece perfilarse como la ganadora, apoyada en el ventajismo oficial con un sistema de control , el carnet de la patria. maduro: nicolÁs maduro moros serÁ el prÓximo presidente de la repÚblica. francisco: henry falcÓn, un disidente del chavismo y ahora tambiÉn de la oposiciÓn lanzó su candidatura con la promesa de dolarizar los salarios. henry: juro que liberar a venezuela de la dictadura. francisco: un completo desconocido que logrÓ de capitalizar el descontento en las encuestas, el pastor evangÉlico javier ver .-- bertucci compartiÓ el paÍs con promesa de cambio. javier: quieren seis aÑos mÁs de miseria? denme un aÑo y les doy un economista diferente. francisco: segÚn las encuestas, 70% dice que no votarÁ porque cree que las elecciones son manipulados por el gobierno. >> tenemos elecciones, pero no con fraude. francisco: esta preocupado sobreviviendo la peor de las crisis, el caos de trasporte pÚblico, escasez de alimentos, cortes de electricidad y agua y una terrible inflaciÓn que ac

officials said he secured five point eight million votes, four million more than his nearest rival, henri falconracas, katy watson reports. mr maduro came out victorious, not that anyone expected otherwise. gracias! he thanked his followers for giving him another six years in power, calling it a historic day. his victory was so predictable that even before the results were announced, his rivals admitted defeat. translation: we don't recognise this electoral process as valid, as having happened. for us, there were no elections. new elections in venezuela need to take place. across the country on sunday, many voting centres were eerily quiet. hugo chavez, the man who started the socialist revolution that maduro is determined to continue, looked on. you wonder what he would make of the country venezuela has become. this part of town is traditionally very pro—government. it is where hugo chavez used to vote with thousands of people coming to support him. the queues would be all the way down the street. this year, though, feels very different. even so, nicolas maduro had his supporters. translation: