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Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González is mobilizing regional backing, asserting he won July’s election over President Nicolás Maduro.
ADVERTISEMENTSelf-exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González is rallying regional support for the opposition’s claims that he won the July election against President Nicolás Maduro. Days before Venezuela’s presidential inauguration, González held meetings in the Dominican Republic after having already visited Argentina, Uruguay, and Panama.In Panama, he presented President José Raúl Mulino with a photo of electoral documents that the opposition says are evidence disproving Maduro’s claim to victory. On Thursday, Gonzalez is expected to meet with Dominican President Luis Abinader, who joined other South American and Caribbean leaders in support of his claim to the presidency of Venezuela.Meanwhile, Maduro set a $100,000 reward for information leading to the capture of Gonzalez.Spain granted him asylum on December 20, following Venezuela’s announcement of conspiracy and racketeering charges against him.The Venezuelan government declared Maduro the winner of a third six-year term in the July elections, but the opposition claims otherwise, asserting they have detailed evidence from polling stations showing that Gonzalez Urrutia won decisively.Caracas faced significant domestic and international pressure to be transparent and release voting results.Protests erupted on streets of major cities that escalated into violent clashes with police, resulting in 28 fatalities, 200 injuries, and the arrest of over 2,400 individuals.At least three detainees have died while in custody, and nearly 1,400 of those initially arrested have since been released.Maduro, a former bus driver, was selected by the late socialist leader Hugo Chávez to succeed him upon his death in 2013.Under Maduro’s leadership, the oil-rich nation has descended into economic hardship, and he has faced accusations of behaving like a dictator as he suppresses dissent and maintains his grip on power.Only a small number of countries, including Venezuela’s ally Russia, recognize Maduro as the victor of the July election.
