Venezuela Supreme Court says ruling on presidential election will be 'final'

The ruling that Venezuela's Supreme Court will deliver on the disputed presidential election will be "final," the body's president Carylsia Rodriguez said Saturday at a hearing on the July 28 vote. The court "is continuing the assessment begun on August 5, with a view to producing the final ruling... Its decisions are final and binding," said Rodriguez.

Maduro himself summoned the high court on August 1 to "validate" a victory that opponents insist was fraudulent. The opposition and many observers say the alleged hacking of the results is a government invention to keep from having to publish election documents. He has overseen a national collapse, including an 80 percent drop in the once-wealthy oil-rich country's GDP, amid domestic economic mismanagement and international sanctions.