Venezuelan Elections: United States recognizes Edmundo Gonzalez’s triumph
The United States recognizes the triumph of Edmundo González, and in such sense, the defeat of Nicolás Maduro.
In this regard, the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, assured that the US considers Edmundo González Urrutia as the elected president of Venezuela.
In such sense, he called upon the ruling party and the opposition to carry out a “peaceful transition” of power.
The United States recognizes the triumph of Edmundo González and ratified it in a publication made this August 1, 2024.
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In a statement, the U.S. Foreign Minister said that “given the overwhelming evidence, it is clear to the United States and, more importantly, to the Venezuelan people, that Edmundo González Urrutia won the largest number of votes in Venezuela’s July 28 presidential election.”
“We congratulate Edmundo González Urrutia for the success of his campaign. Now is the time for Venezuelan parties to begin talks on a respectful and peaceful transition in accordance with Venezuelan electoral law and the wishes of the Venezuelan people.
We fully support the process of restoring democratic norms in Venezuela and stand ready to explore ways to advance it together with our international partners,” concluded Blinken.
United States recognizes Edmundo Gonzalez’s triumph
In the communiqué where the United States recognizes the triumph of Edmundo Gonzalez, the support is tacit.
The U.S. Secretary of State also emphasized that “at least 12 million Venezuelans peacefully went to the polls and exercised one of the most powerful rights granted to people in any democracy: the right to vote. Unfortunately, the processing of those votes and the announcement of the results by the Maduro-controlled National Electoral Council (CNE) were deeply flawed, resulting in an announced result that does not represent the will of the Venezuelan people.”
This is not the first time that Venezuela is in a similar situation, as it already happened with who was president of the National Assembly, Juan Guaidó, in what was an interim government.
