The United States has for the first time recognized Edmundo González, the opposition candidate, as Venezuela’s president-elect following the presidential election of July 28. Washington had already declared González the winner on August 1. “The Venezuelan people spoke resoundingly on July 28 and made Edmundo González the president-elect. Democracy demands respect for the will of the voters,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrote on social media.
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