The U.S. has officially recognized opposition candidate Edmundo González as the winner of Venezuela's election.
As protests against President Nicolás Maduro flared across the country Saturday, Venezuela n opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia thanked the US for
“We thank the United States for recognizing the will of the Venezuelan people reflected in our electoral victory and for supporting the process of restoring democratic norms in Venezuela,” González Urrutia The Maduro-controlled National Electoral Council’s vote tally determined the incumbent nabbed 51% of the vote at the July 28 election, but the US found no evidence supporting the claim.Reclusive Hermès heir's $13B fortune has seemingly vanished after he vowed to award huge chunk to his gardenerMIGUEL GUTIERREZ/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Indeed, the US found “overwhelming evidence” that González “won the most votes in the election by an insurmountable margin,” Blinken said.
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