US EditionVenezuela’s opposition ex-candidate says he was forced to sign letter that effectively admits defeat
- Edmundo González, Venezuela's former opposition candidate, claims he was forced to sign a letter admitting defeat in the presidential election won by President Nicolás Maduro.
- This revelation adds to Venezuela's political crisis, worsened by disputed election results and González's exile to Spain.
- Rodríguez asserts González signed voluntarily, but González stated he faced coercion and threats to sign for his departure.
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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…
EU Parliament Votes To Recognise González as President-Elect of Venezuela
The European Parliament has approved a motion to recognise Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González as his country’s legitimate president-elect, and has called on the governments of all EU member states to do the same. The motion recognises González as “the legitimate and democratically elected president of Venezuela” and calls on the EU and its members “to do their utmost to ensure that the legitimate and democratically elected presiden…
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