Government USA admitted victory this Thursday Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia in the presidential elections in Venezuela.

In a statement from the US State Department, the Biden government said the progress of the vote count by Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) was “deeply flawed”after the announcement of the victory of Chavista Nicolás Maduro as President of Venezuela for the period 2024-2030.

“The CNE’s quick announcement that Nicolás Maduro was the winner of the presidential elections had no evidence to support it.”

Taking this into account, the United States recognized as valid the protocols collected by the opposition, which released 80% of the total amount and they consider Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia the winner

“These minutes show that Edmundo González Urrutia received the majority of votes in this election for insurmountable boundary“, the State Department document says.

The United States applauded the Venezuelan people for participating in the presidential elections on July 28. “despite the significant challenges he faced”.

“At least 12 million Venezuelans peacefully went to the polls and exercised one of the most powerful rights granted to citizens in any democracy: the right to vote.

“Unfortunately, the processing of these votes and the announcement of the results by the CNE,” controlled by Maduro, were deeply flawed, resulting in the announcement of a result that does not represent the will of the Venezuelan people“.

Quick CNE announcement that Nicolás Maduro has won the presidential election There was no evidence to support this. says the US government.

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The CNE has yet to release disaggregated data or vote-counting protocols, despite repeated calls from Venezuelans and the international community to do so. As the independent Carter Center monitoring mission reported, the CNE’s failure to provide official results at the district level, as well as irregularities throughout the process, led to lacks any confidence in the result announced by the CNE, Specify the document.

As for what was published by the opposition, it follows from these minutes that Edmundo González Urrutia received the majority of votes. Independent observers have confirmed these facts.the US says, and that result was also confirmed by exit polls and quick counts on election day. In the days following the election, the United States consulted widely with partners and allies around the world, and while countries took different approaches to responding, no one concluded that Nicolás Maduro won a majority of the votes in the election.

Given the overwhelming evidence, it is clear to the United States and, more importantly, the people of Venezuela that Edmundo González Urrutia received the most votes. in the presidential elections in Venezuela on July 28, the document emphasizes.

The US also rejected Maduro’s baseless accusations against opposition leaders. Threats by Maduro and his representatives to arrest opposition leaders, including Edmundo González and María Corina Machado, This is an undemocratic attempt to suppress political participation. and retain power.

He added that the security of leaders and members of the democratic opposition must be protected. All Venezuelans were arrested while peacefully exercising their right to participate in the electoral process or demanding transparency in the counting of votes and the announcement of results. must be released immediatelyLaw enforcement and security forces must not become instruments of political violence used against citizens exercising their democratic rights.

“We congratulate Edmundo González Urrutia on the success of his campaign. Now is the time for Venezuelan parties to begin talking about 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 we are ready to explore ways to strengthen it together with our international partners,” the statement concludes.