The Biden Administration recognized González Urrutia as the winner of the elections on Aug. 1, but until now had avoided declaring him "elected president" of the nation
Edmundo González left five days after the Venezuelan Prosecutor's Office asked a court specializing in terrorism crimes to issue an arrest warrant against the pro-democracy opposition leader
The meeting takes place in the midst of strong tensions between the Government of Spain and the regime of Nicolás Maduro after the arrival of González
The resolution, approved with 309 votes in favor and 201 against, also recognizes María Corina Machado as leader of the democratic forces in Venezuela
The Venezuelan Prosecutor's Office announced this Monday that it will open a criminal investigation against María Corina Machado and the opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia
A Venezuelan prosecutor signed an arrest warrant against the opposition candidate who garnered the most votes in the July 28 presidential elections
María Corina Machado said the Maduro regime unleashed “a brutal wave of repression” after the July 28 presidential elections on when the Chavistas committed election fraud
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken recalled that the “quick” declaration of the National Electoral Council (CNE) and said, “The democratic opposition has published more than 80 percent of the tally sheets received directly from polling stations throughout Venezuela.”
The announcement came after a meeting between representatives of 10 parties that make up the opposition bloc, leader María Corina Machado and Manuel Rosales
Carter Center has “analyzed the numbers” with other organizations and universities, “confirms Edmundo González Urrutia as the winner with more than 60%” of the votes