Edmundo González’s message for the United States
Opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia reacted to the United States’ decision to recognize him as the elected president of Venezuela. He thanked Washington for the measure and maintained that it is support for Venezuelans.
«We deeply appreciate the recognition of the sovereign will of all Venezuelans. This gesture honors our people’s desire for change and the civic feat that together we carried out on July 28,” González Urrutia wrote in his X account.
We deeply appreciate the recognition of the sovereign will of all Venezuelans. This gesture honors our people’s desire for change and the civic feat that together we carried out on July 28. https://t.co/cll01xyAsZ
— Edmundo González (@EdmundoGU) November 19, 2024
USA recognized this Tuesday for the first time in public the standard bearer of the majority opposition, Edmundo González Urrutia, as elected president of Venezuela after the elections of July 28.
«The Venezuelan people spoke out forcefully on July 28 and named Edmundo González as president-elect. “Democracy demands respect for the will of the voters,” said Secretary of State Antony Blinken on social media.
On August 1, Joe Biden’s administration recognized González Urrutia as the winner of the elections, but had until now avoided declaring him president-elect of Venezuela.
The National Electoral Council (CNE) proclaimed in those elections the re-election of Nicolás Maduro as president of Venezuela, but the organization has not published the minutes with the disaggregated results of the elections.
The Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), the main opposition coalition in the country, presented minutes that give victory to its candidate, González Urrutia, who since September He is exiled in Spain.
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