Edmundo González met with the Prime Minister of Portugal

The opposition leader Edmundo González met this Thursday, October 10, with the Prime Minister of Portugal, Luis Filipe Montenegro, as well as with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paulo Rangel, to talk about the political situation that Venezuela is going through after the presidential elections of July 28.

“In the long conversations, the Portuguese government and Portugal reaffirmed their commitment to plurality, human rights and respect for the will of the Venezuelan people,” said the former ambassador in a message published in X.

Edmundo González, who had to go into exile in Spain due to pressure from the government of Nicolás Maduro, has met with important personalities from European countries to discuss the Venezuelan crisis and reiterate his denunciation of irregularities in the past presidential elections.

Today I had a productive agenda in Portugal. I have met with the Prime Minister of the Portuguese Republic, Luis Filipe Montenegro and also with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paulo Rangel. In the long conversations, the Portuguese Government and Portugal reaffirmed their… pic.twitter.com/dnXxNmOdwi

— Edmundo González (@EdmundoGU) October 10, 2024

Portugal does not recognize Maduro as president

Portugal’s position is very close to that expressed by the European Union by not recognizing Nicolás Maduro as re-elected president of Venezuela because the electoral records from July 28 have not been published. In addition, he has requested that the persecution of the political opposition end.

In recent days, Paulo Rangel insisted that it is important that the minutes be published, because without them this result cannot be recognized. He also showed concern about the situation in Venezuela.

“It is necessary to stop all persecution of the opposition, we are very concerned with the situation of freedoms and very supportive of the countries that have citizens who were detained in this period after the elections,” he expressed.

He indicated that Portugal is in contact with friendly countries such as Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Brazil or Colombia “to find a solution that can offer democratic transparency and provide a way out of the political situation.”