Venezuela’s opposition candidate Edmundo González calls for presidential elections
González said elections need independent referees, observers and the release of political prisoners as Venezuela nears five months under interim rule.
- On Saturday, 76-year-old former diplomat Edmundo González called for new presidential elections in Venezuela from his exile in Spain, citing the need for citizen-led change as the five-month mark of interim President Delcy Rodríguez's administration nears.
- Interim President Delcy Rodríguez assumed power on Jan. 5 following the U.S. military intervention that ousted Nicolás Maduro, who now faces prosecution in the United States alongside his wife.
- Demanding "independent referees," political pluralism, and "an end to the persecution," González declared himself the "guardian" of his constituents' mandate for "freedom" in the 2024 election.
- Neither Caracas nor Washington has indicated that elections are imminent, even as González seeks to "build the conditions for holding presidential elections that serve as citizen instruments for change."
- Opposition leader Corina Machado recently met with leaders in Panama to advocate for a democratic transition, insisting she will return to Venezuela before the end of the year to run for president.
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Last Saturday, May 30 marked a new turning point in the recent history of Venezuela. From exile in Madrid, Edmundo González Urrutia—winner of the presidential elections of July 28, 2024, whose official results were unknown by the government of Nicolás Maduro—publicly told the country something he had already expressed in the private conclave that gathered the opposition in Panama: it is necessary to hold a presidential election and thus build th…
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Nicolás Maduro was ousted as president of Venezuela in January. Former presidential candidate wants new elections.
Venezuela opposition candidate Gonzalez urges new elections
Former opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia called for fresh presidential elections in Venezuela. The push comes about five months after US forces captured Nicolas Maduro in a raid on the presidential residence.
Opposition leader in Venezuela calls for presidential vote
CARACAS — Venezuela ‘s former opposition candidate Edmundo González called on Saturday for presidential elections as the five-month mark of interim President Delcy Rodríguez’s administration approaches in the wake of the U.S. military intervention that ousted Nicolás Maduro in early January.
Caracas, May 30 (EFE).- Venezuela's largest opposition coalition, the United Democratic Platform (PUD), backed the call made this Saturday by anti-Chavista leader Edmundo González Urrutia to create the conditions for holding a presidential election in the country.
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Venezuela’s opposition candidate Edmundo González calls for presidential elections
CARACAS (AP) — Venezuela 's former opposition candidate Edmundo González called on Saturday for presidential elections as the five-month mark of interim President Delcy Rodríguez’s administration approaches in the wake
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