González Urrutia thanks Italy and Ecuador for recognizing him as president-elect
The opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia, exiled in Spain, thanked this Wednesday the governments of Ecuador and Italy that They have recognized him as president-elect of Venezuela after the July 28 elections, compared to the controversial official result that gives Nicolás Maduro the winner but without showing the table-by-table minutes, as required by law.
On network Milei.
Thank you @GiorgiaMeloni for the firmness of their commitment. https://t.co/iZUpjwBBmL
— Edmundo González (@EdmundoGU) November 21, 2024
«Together with the European Union we work for a democratic and peaceful transition in Venezuela so that the preference expressed by the Venezuelan people for the elected president González Urrutia and the legitimate aspirations for freedom and democracy finally come true,” said Meloni.
In another message also published this Thursday in X, González Urrutia wrote: «Democratic countries know that the sovereign will must be defended beyond their own borders. Thank you, Ecuador! »
Democratic countries know that sovereign will must be defended beyond their own borders.
Thank you, Ecuador! https://t.co/oaGjr2rLoD— Edmundo González (@EdmundoGU) November 21, 2024
The US also recognized González Urrutia as electro president
The Ecuadorian government ratified this Thursday its recognition of the Venezuelan opposition leader by not accepting the results as valid and transparent presented by the National Electoral Council (CNE), which gave Maduro the winner for a new six-year mandate (2025-2031).
Italy and Ecuador join the United States, which recently recognized the opponent as president-elect for the first time in public.
«The Venezuelan people spoke out forcefully on July 28 and named Edmundo González as president-elect. Democracy requires respect for the will of the voters«, said two days ago the North American Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on social networks.
The Venezuelan people spoke resoundingly on July 28 and made @EdmundoGU the president-elect. Democracy demands respect for the will of the voters.
—Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) November 19, 2024
González Urrutia stated that this decision recognizes the “sovereign will” of Venezuelans and “honors” the desire for change in the country.
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