Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro (Photo Credit: notipanda.com)

President Nicolás Maduro’s party and allies have won in Venezuela’s legislative elections which were boycotted by the main opposition parties.

With over 80% of ballots counted, his coalition had 67.6% of the vote, the National Electoral Council said.

The National Assembly was the last institution in the country not yet headed by Maduro. The opposition, parts of which participated in the election despite the opposition’s call for a boycott, received 18% of the vote.

Maduro’s United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and allied parties captured 67 seats in the National Assembly.

International observers like the EU and the Organization of American States (OAS) refused to send observers to Sunday’s election and said the conditions for a democratic process in Venezuela do not currently exist.

The country’s opposition, led by the current AN president and Maduro’s archrival, Juan Guaido said the vote represents “a fraud.”

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed the legislative elections, calling the process a “sham” designed by Maduro.

“What’s happening today is a fraud and a sham, not an election,” Pompeo said on Twitter.

Despite US President Donald Trump’s campaign of strict sanctions and high diplomatic pressure, Maduro has remained in power, backed by the country’s military and supported by Russia, Cuba, China and Iran.