Maduro elected Venezuelan President by narrowest of margins Nicolas Maduro was elected President of Venezuela on Sunday with a wafer thin margin, winning 50.66% of votes to Capriles' 49.07%. Hugo Chavez's chosen successor lost the support of at least 700,000 voters who had picked Chavez in the last election just over six months ago, and he will now need to both win those voters around and try to bring together the deeply polarised nation. A natural sound AFPTV report.