Venezuela offers $100,000 reward for exiled opposition candidate

Jan 3

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By Craig Nigrelli (Anchor), Jodie Hawkins (Senior Producer), Emma Stoltzfus (Video Editor)

Venezuela’s controversial presidential election led to the country’s government offering a $100,000 reward for help capturing the exiled opposition candidate. Edmundo Gonázlez Urrutia claimed fraud in July 2024 and insisted he beat President Nicolás Maduro.

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Tags: Edmundo Gonzalez, Election, Fraud, Nicolas Maduro, Protests, Venezuela

[Craig]

VENEZUELA’S CONTROVERSIAL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION … NOW LEADING TO THE COUNTRY’S GOVERNMENT OFFERING A 100-THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD FOR HELP CAPTURING THE EXILED OPPOSITION CANDIDATE.

EDMUNDO GONZALEZ-URRUTIA CLAIMED FRAUD IN JULY … INSISTING HE BEAT PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO.

THE NATIONAL ELECTORAL COUNCIL – WHICH IS ALIGNED WITH MADURO – DECLARED HIM THE WINNER WITH APPROXIMATELY 51-POINT-2 PERCENT OF THE VOTE.

GONZALEZ URRUTIA SAYS HE GOT AROUND 70 PERCENT OF THE VOTES, CITING TALLY SHEETS FROM POLLING STATIONS.

PROTESTS ERUPTED AFTER THE ELECTION … LEADING TO CLASHES WITH POLICE … AS GONZALEZ-URRUTIA FLED TO SPAIN WHICH GRANTED HIM ASYLUM AFTER VENEZUELA ANNOUNCED CONSPIRACY AND RACKETEERING CHARGES AGAINST HIM.

GONZALEZ-URRUTIA IS NOW LIVING IN EXILE BECAUSE OF A WARRANT THAT’S OUT FOR HIS ARREST.

MOST RECENTLY, HE ANNOUNCED PLANS TO GO TO ARGENTINA – POSTING TO X THAT HIS VISIT INCLUDES A MEETING WITH THE COUNTRY’S PRESIDENT SATURDAY … CALLING FOR PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND RALLY.

ARGENTINA HAS SHOWN SUPPORT FOR HIM AHEAD OF MADURO’S SCHEDULED INAUGURATION JANUARY 10TH.

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ONLY A HANDFUL OF COUNTRIES INCLUDING VENEZUELAN ALLY RUSSIA … HAVE RECOGNIZED MADURO AS THE WINNER OF JULY’S ELECTION.

MADURO WAS PICKED BY SOCIALIST HUGO CHAVEZ TO SUCCEED HIM AFTER HIS DEATH IN 20-13.

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