Venezuelan Election Results: Did Heir To Hugo Chávez, Nicolás Maduro, Throw Out Henrique Capriles' Ballots To Win Election?

Nicolás Maduro, successor to Hugo Chávez, won Venezula's presidential election on Sunday. He beat out Henrique Capriles by an incredibly slim margin and Capriles immediately demanded a recount.

Venezuela was shaken in the wake of Hugo Chávez's death. However, the country must now endure more terror under the reign of the leftist Venezuelan president's hand-picked successor, Nicolás Maduro.

The fear for Venezuelans is that Maduro's victory now means he will continue to carry on Chávez's legacy, whereas challenger Capriles' main message was that Chávez put Venezuela on the road to ruin.

The electoral official got just 50.7 percent of the votes compared to 49.1 percent for Capriles, with nearly all ballots counted. This 300,000 ballot difference allows Maduro to carry forward the policies of Chávez.

However, now Venezuelan citizens are beginning to question if the election was conducted properly. On Twitter, there are images of uncounted ballots being disposed of in boxes accompanied by captions that state citizens discovered disposed boxes of uncounted ballots in Barinas. The votes were for Capriles.

Following the voiced concerns, Maduro addressed the public from the Miraflores presidential palace stating: "There should be no doubts about the election results. The institutions are functioning. If 7,500,000 Venezuelans said that Nicolás Maduro should be the president of the republic until 2019, this must be respected; the democracy and the power of the majority."

The evidence for a recount seems somewhat overwhelming with apparent disposed ballots and reports of people being allowed to vote after polling stations had already closed. Capriles has also accused the government of pressuring civil servants to vote for Maduro.

It is still unclear whether a recount will be initiated or when it will possibly begin.

Capriles has a made it clear his fight for Venezuela is not yet over. In Caracas he said: "This result does not reflect the reality of what Venezuelans want and aspire to, Mr. Maduro, if you were illegitimate before, now you are more so."