Venezuelan presidential election, 2018 (20 May)

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These turnout numbers are completely meaningless and part of a silly dick-measuring contest between the regime and its opponents, with the former claiming large turnout and the former claiming minuscule turnout (ie. an opposition-aligned pollster has 16% turnout at 3 p.m.). Given the CNE's legendary transparency and the regime's thirst for a big turnout, they'll likely massage the numbers, presumably to get turnout above 50%.

For reference, in last summer's fake constituent assembly elections, the official turnout was reported at over 41% while the opposition claimed less than 20%.

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CNE has trotted out old Tibi, announcing 46-48% turnout with the 'irreversible' result of Maduro over 5 million votes, Falcón a bit over 1 million and Bertucci with apparently some 900,000.

Turnout must really have been catastrophically low if they couldn't even fudge it over 50%. Maduro's total vote is significantly less than what it was in 2013.

edit: Maduro 5.8 million, Falcón 1.8 million.

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Even if these results are falsified or the result of voters constrained by the regime's criminal gangs or various fraudulent schemes, they couldn't even get a 'great triumph'

2018: 6,205,875
2015 (Parl.): 5,622,844
2013: 7,587,579 (Maduro)
2012: 8,191,132 (Chávez)

Sad!

I notice that the CNE's webpage doesn't include the results of the expat vote (where it could take place). Perhaps the turnout abroad was too minuscule to even be falsified with a straight face (and how embarrassing would it be to admit that Venezuelan refugees aren't enamoured with the great anti-imperialist revolution?).