US recognizes Edmundo González Urrutia as Venezuelan ‘president-elect’
Antony Blinken makes statement months after President Nicolás Maduro claimed to have won July contest
The US government has recognized Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia as the “president-elect” of the South American country, months after President Nicolás Maduro claimed to have won the July contest.
Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, recognized González in a post on X in which he also demanded “respect for the will” of Venezuelan voters.