Venezuela’s opposition ex-candidate says he was forced to sign letter that effectively admits defeat

Venezuela’s opposition leader says he was forced to sign letter that admits defeat

Venezuela’s former opposition candidate, Edmundo González, on Wednesday said he was coerced into signing a letter effectively recognizing his defeat in July’s presidential election, which electoral authorities claim was won by President Nicolás Maduro.The revelation of the letter is the latest strain to the country's political crisis, which was exacerbated by the disputed election results and González's recent departure for exile in Spain. Gonzá…

Venezuela opposition leader forced to sign letter backing Maduro

Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González claims the regime forced him to sign a letter recognizing Nicolás Maduro as the winner of July's disputed presidential election.  "Either I signed or I would face consequences," González explained in a video posted to social media. "There were very tense hours of coercion, blackmail and pressure." The letter, according to González, was a condition for his escape to Spain, where he arrived on Sunday a…

The resolution recognizes Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as legitimately elected president, against the Maduro regime: the left votes against (to avoid Guaidò's precedent), the liberals withdraw their cards from their seats in protest against the Patriots' signature on the motion. Pass the text with the yes from the EPP to the AfD: as proof that there is an alternative coalition in the Chamber without the socialists

(CNN Español) - The president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, Jorge Rodríguez, showed this Wednesday a letter supposedly signed by the candidate of the Bureau of Democratic Unity, Edmundo González, in which he complies with the ruling of the Electoral Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela (TSJ) that ratified the victory of President Nicolás Maduro in the elections of July 28. “I complied with it as it should happen to any c…

European Parliament recognizes Venezuela’s exiled candidate as real president

Conservatives coalesce around symbolic resolution backing opposition chief Edmundo González.

The resolution, approved with 309 votes in favor and 201 against, also recognizes María Corina Machado as leader of democratic forces in Venezuela