Diplomatic efforts to persuade Maduro to release Venezuela election vote tallies

President Nicolas Maduro’s claim he won Venezuela’s election are being disputed by opposition leaders (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Diplomatic efforts are under way to persuade Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to release vote tallies from the country’s presidential election, according to officials from Brazil and Mexico.

Opposition leaders have disputed his claim of victory and calls for an independent review of the results are mounting.