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US recognizes Edmundo Gonzalez as Venezuelan president-elect

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The United States for the first time publicly recognized Edmundo Gonzalez elected President of Venezuela after the July 28 elections. “On July 28, the people of Venezuela spoke

The United States for the first time publicly recognized Edmundo Gonzalez elected President of Venezuela after the July 28 elections.

“On July 28, the people of Venezuela spoke out decisively and named Edmundo Gonzalez their elected president. “Democracy requires respect for the will of the voters,” Secretary of State Anthony said. Blinkenon social networks.

Joe Biden’s government recognized Gonzalez as the winner of the Aug. 1 election but has so far avoided declaring him “president-elect” of Venezuela.

The National Electoral Council (CNE) announced the re-election of Nicolás Maduro as President of Venezuela in these elections, but the organization did not publish a protocol with disaggregated results.

The Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), the main opposition coalition in the country, for its part presented several protocols that brought victory to its candidate Gonzalez, who has been living in Spain since September.

This is the first time the United States has used the term “president-elect” in reference to Edmundo Gonzalez, confirmed EFE senior administration official.

The reason the Biden government decided to use this term is due to the approaching inauguration of Maduro for a third term, scheduled for January 10.

According to this source, this appointment does not mean that the United States recognizes Gonzalez as Venezuela’s president, but emphasizes its position that he is the winner of the election.

According to this official, the situation is different from the situation in 2019, when the first government of Donald Trump (2017-2021) called opponent Juan Guaido the “legitimate president.”

This was reported by a State Department representative EFE that it is “obvious” to both the United States and other countries and election observers that Gonzalez “has the most votes” and that “makes him the president-elect.”

“The Venezuelan people have overwhelmingly and unequivocally expressed their desire for democratic change; Public voting records show this,” he said. (EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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