Edmundo González assumes that he will be sworn in
Venezuela is heading towards an unprecedented scenario. On January 10, the president must take the oath for the period 2026-2031. Edmundo Gonzalez assures and assumes that he will take the mandate based on the electoral records published by the opposition.
On the other side is Nicolas Maduroawarded and proclaimed by the CNE. In this context, Gonzalez Urrutia pointed out in an interview with NTN24 what is will be sworn in in Venezuela before the corresponding institution (National Assembly).
The 75-year-old politician asylum in Spain completely discarded a formula Juan Guaidó and he says that he will not be sworn in or govern from exile.
“Neither of the two. My swearing-in will be under the terms of the Constitutionin Venezuelabefore the legislative bodies that are the ones that are approved to take that oath,” he indicated this Tuesday night.
How will Edmundo González take the oath in Venezuela?
According to Urrutiahas a plan in place to make it possible. However, he was reluctant to make it public due to threats from the minister of Interior, Justice and Peace, Diosdado Cabello.
“Those plans are not revealed, because they already told me that they had a delegation waiting for me,” he explained. Edmundo ratified his position after the United States officially recognized him as president-elect of Venezuela.
The opponent @EdmundoGU confirms to NTN24 that he has a plan to return to Venezuela and be sworn in as legitimate president: “those plans are not revealed, because they already told me that they had a delegation waiting for me (…) My swearing-in will be under the terms of the… pic.twitter.com/TeATxOAEFB
— NTN24 (@NTN24) November 19, 2024
What did Diosdado Cabello say?
Given the insistent claims of Gonzalez about being sworn in Venezuela, Diosdado Hair spoke about it. In a press conference on November 11, the official leader joked about having a “welcome committee” ready.
“There is a friend of mine who has a welcoming committee for him, because he says he is coming to be sworn in. We are going to wait for him at the airport (…) justice always comes and will come to all of them,” he expressed.
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