Venezuela opposition to challenge election in court

 The victory of newly elected Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is to be officially challenged in the country’s courts by opposition leader Henrique Capriles. Maduro was sworn in on April 14 after his stint as interim president following Hugo Chavez’s death in March. However, the narrow margin by which he won has led to demands from Capriles that the results be reexamined and an audit of votes take place. The election council has emphasized that the election results are not reversible, and that the audit procedure will solely be to ensure that the system worked properly.