US statement follows months of aggravation over Maduro federalgovernment’s declares of triumph in objectedto July election.
Published On 19 Nov 2024
The United States hasactually identified Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez as the nation’s rightful president-elect, following a July election in which President Nicolas Maduro was implicated by his domestic challengers of wrongly declaring triumph.
The UnitedStates has likewise cast doubt on Maduro’s declares of success in the election, which pre-election surveys hadactually revealed him on track to lose by a big margin. Maduro’s federalgovernment has declined calls to release information that might verify his triumph.
“The Venezuelan individuals spoke resoundingly on July 28 and made Edmundo Gonzalez-Urrutia the president-elect,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated in a social media post on Tuesday.
“Democracy needs regard for the will of the citizens.”
The Venezuelan individuals spoke resoundingly on July 28 and made @EdmundoGU the president-elect. Democracy needs regard for the will of the citizens.
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) November 19, 2024
The UnitedStates and various federalgovernments throughout Latin America have declined to acknowledge Maduro’s triumph, commonly seen with scepticism and followed by a severe post-election crackdown by the Venezuelan federalgovernment.
The nation’s opposition, which