WASHINGTON.- The government of USA announced that in the face of “overwhelming evidence” he recognizes Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutiaopposition candidate, as the winner of the elections Venezuela.
This is the fourth day of crisis in Venezuela since the presidential elections last Sunday, after which the National Electoral Council (CNE) proclaimed as reelected president Nicolas Madurowithout making public the vote count or the minutes.
He CNE The only thing that was released was a graph showing that Maduro obtained 51.2% of the votes, compared to González Urrutia’s 44.2%, while the other eight opposition candidates obtained 4.6% of the vote.
The US recognizes Edmundo Gonzalez’s victory
Antony BlinkenUS Secretary of State, issued a statement announcing that his country’s government recognizes Edmundo González as the winner of the Venezuelan elections.
“It is clear to the United States and, more importantly, to the Venezuelan people that Edmundo González won the majority of votes in the presidential elections of July 28,” he said.
The above on the fourth day of citizen protests in Caracas and other Venezuelan municipalities, denouncing electoral fraud and rejecting the re-election of Maduro, who would occupy office for a third six-year term after these elections.
The Venezuelan opposition, led by Maria Corina Machado, He claims to have at least 84% of the voting records that, according to him, give the victory to the opposition candidate González.
The figures were shared in a “Comando Venezuela” websiteand include the digitalized minutes of each table.
In response to the protests, countries such as the United States demanded that Venezuelan authorities make the minutes public, which led Maduro to break diplomatic relations with several Latin American countries.
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2024-08-10 19:29:10
