US government recognizes Maduro's opponent Edmundo Gonzales as winner in Venezuela election

Reuters via MSN ^ | 08/02/24 | Kanishka Singh and Matt Spetalnick

[SeekAndFind]

The United States on Thursday recognized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's opponent and opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez as the winner of Venezuela's disputed presidential election, rejecting Maduro's claim of victory.

“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," U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on Thursday.

The announcement from Washington did not go beyond congratulating him for a "successful campaign," the closest the U.S. has come since Sunday's contested election to recognizing Gonzalez as the OPEC nation's new leader.

The dispute over the presidential election results has sparked nationwide protests in Venezuela. Venezuela's electoral council proclaimed Maduro, who has been in power since 2013, the winner of the July 28 election with 51% of the vote.

But the country's opposition says its tally of about 90% of the votes shows that Gonzalez received more than double the support of the incumbent president, in line with independent polling conducted before the contest.

[silent majority rising]

Which means what?

[Sacajaweau]

Another crazy country.

[johniegrad]

Which means what?

That Blinken is an election denier.

[Rocky Mountain Wild Turkey]

Yet .. the same government couldn't see the U.S. election fraud in 2020 ....

BITE. ME.

[jeffc]

Most likely, Biden’s handlers are trying to thread the needle, straddle the fence, not commit for fear of enraging someone (but always enraging both sides).

[SeekAndFind]

As long as Biden is in office, it means nothing effectively.

We will:

* Still be asking them to pump more oil to bring the market to bring down the price while simultaneously regulating our own energy industry to death

* Still be Allowing hundreds of thousands more of their poor and criminals to come here illegally.

[blackdog]

Blinkensurrection. Better lock him up.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

When do we see this?

“Given the overwhelming evidence, it is clear to the United States and, most importantly, to the Venezuelan American people that Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia Donald Trump won the most votes in Venezuela's July 28 United States' 2020 presidential election," U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on Thursday.

[1Old Pro]

Didn’t this same thing happen last election? Maduro loses, America recognizes his opponent - but nothing happens except Maduro is President?

[xoxox]

exactly. this has been a big obfuscation op from the beginning; or perhaps just the work of the CIA’s “B” team.

[rktman]

That PDJT won the last election?

[rktman]

Oh, wait! Didn’t commie-la “FWEEDUMB!” hawiss congratulate manuro the other day?

[kiryandil]

freeper lasereye wrote: Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams points out that the opposition candidate was way ahead and then Maduros suddenly took the lead in the middle of the night. He says that nobody should conclude it was fraud since no Venezuelan court has said so.

[farmguy]

What’s that mean???

Only that maduro didn’t meet the biden family’s percentage requirement.

[PeterPrinciple]

The announcement from Washington did not go beyond congratulating him for a “successful campaign,” the closest the U.S. has come since Sunday’s contested election to recognizing Gonzalez as the OPEC nation’s new leader.

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some contradiction in this article. what is the truth?

[kiryandil]

[NorthMountain]

Given the overwhelming evidence, it is clear to the United States and, most importantly, to the American People that Donald Trump won the most votes in the 2020 Presidential Election.

Right, Tony?

[rktman]

:>}

[Reno89519]

We’ve been there, done that before. Made no difference, just useless talk. How about we arm the likely millions of Venezuelans in the US and send them back to fix their country? A win-win.