USA recognize Edmundo Gonzalez as President Venezuela

The United States officially recognized the Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez as the elected president of the country. This happened after the controversial presidential election on July 28th. Foreign Minister Antony Blink announced this message on Tuesday about X.

The voice of the Venezuelan people

"The Venezuelan people clearly spoke on July 28 and elected Edmundo Gonzalez as president. Democracy demands respect for the will of the voters," wrote flashing during his participation in the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro.

Change of US policy towards Venezuela

This announcement is an essential turning point in US policy towards Venezuela. So far, the United States and other countries have found that Gonzalez had more votes than the incumbent President Nicolás Maduro, but they had refused to recognize him as "President"

support for Gonzalez

A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry told CNN: "It is clear to the United States, for democratic nations worldwide and for independent international organizations that have observed the elections on July 28 that the opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia has received the most votes. This makes him the president."

The reaction of Edmundo Gonzalez

gonzalez thanked the USA for this step and said: "We appreciate the recognition of the sovereign will of all Venezuelans very much. This gesture honors the wish of our people for change and the civic performance that we performed together on July 28th."

The criticism of the Venezuelan Foreign Minister

The Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil criticized blinking and expressed on X: '' The only place you don't come back is that of the ridiculous', says the saying. Nevertheless, there is a confessing enemy Venezuela to do it again. "

allegations of election fraud

In July, the Venezuelan electoral authorities Maduro declared the winner, while far -reaching accusations of election manipulation came up. The Venezuelan opposition collected and published hundreds of thousands of election protocols and claimed that Gonzalez had won with over 70 % of the votes.

international observations and conclusions

International observers, including the Carter Center and the UN, as well as the CNN's own analysis, came to the conclusion that the election results published by the opposition are legitimate.

Maduro remains in power

Maduro remains firmly in power in Caracas and describes the documents presented by the opposition as "fraudulent".

The return of Gonzalez

Gonzalez, who fled to Spain in September for fear of his security, previously said that he intended to return to Venezuela in the coming weeks in order to take part in the presidential inauguration scheduled for January 10.