Uruguay's new government does not recognize Edmundo González Urrutia as President-elect of Venezuela

MONTEVIDEO.- The declarations of the new chancellor Mario Lubetkin in which he said that Uruguay does not recognize Edmundo González Urrutia as legitimate president of Venezuela -and that neither Nicolás Maduro as head of state of that country - generated the immediate rejection of the referents of the republican coalition, aligned to the position that the previous government of Luis Lacalle Pou had on this issue. "To stop recognizing Edmundo Go…

Uruguay's new government does not recognize Edmundo González Urrutia as President-elect of Venezuela

Under the Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA) presidency of Yamandú Orsi, Uruguay will no longer recognize Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia as winner of the controversial July 28 elections, where the incumbent Nicolás Maduro emerged triumphant amid fraud allegations. Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin also underlined that Montevideo did not recognize Maduro either.

“Nicolás Maduro Moros is the legitimate President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, after having been ratified by both the National Electoral Council and the Supreme Court of Justice,” they said in a statement. The Anti-Fascist International Chapter of Uruguay rejected the statements of the national chancellor Mario Lubetkin, who ignored the authority of the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, under the presidency of Nicol…

This was said by the new Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin, who also remarked that Uruguay does not recognize Nicolás Maduro as president of the South American country.

Mario Lubetkin assumed on Wednesday as Uruguay's Foreign Minister, stressing that one of the main objectives of his administration will be to strengthen regional integration and promote State policies that generate both social and economic benefits for the country. In his speech, he stressed the importance of consolidating Mercosur and continuing the ratification of the agreement with the European Union, as well as strengthening bilateral relati…

The history of Uruguay dates back to 14,000 years ago with the arrival of the first humans on the South American continent. In colonial times, the territory became known as the Eastern Band and then as the Oriental Province. After the May Revolution of 1810, the city of Montevideo remained faithful to the Spanish authorities. Uruguay declared its independence in 1825 and became the Eastern Republic of Uruguay. At the end of the 19th century, the…