President González: America Recognizes Opposition Candidate as Winner of Venezuelan Election

The announcement discredits the results announced by electoral authorities who declared the incumbent president, Nicolás Maduro, the victor.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, right, and presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez at Caracas, July 29, 2024. — Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, right, and presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez at Caracas, July 29, 2024. AP/Matias Delacroix

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Aug 1, 2024, 08:52 PM ET