The US government has officially recognised Edmundo Gonzalez as the winner of Venezuela’s presidential election, disputing the results declared by the National Electoral Council, which favoured President Nicolas Maduro. This move underscores ongoing diplomatic efforts to validate the election’s transparency through the release and verification of vote tally sheets.
Caracas (Venezuela): The US government has recognised Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez as the winner of the South American country’s presidential election, discrediting the results announced by electoral authorities who declared President Nicols Maduro the victor.
Given the overwhelming evidence, it is clear to the United States and, most importantly, to the Venezuelan people that Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia won the most votes in Venezuela’s July 28 presidential election, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on Thursday.
The National Electoral Council declared Maduro the winner of Sunday’s highly anticipated election, but the president’s main challenger, Gonzalez, and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado have said they obtained more than two-thirds of the tally sheets that each electronic voting machine printed after polls closed.
