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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The National Electoral Council, aligned with Maduro, declared him the winner with approximately 51.2% of the vote.
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Gonázlez claimed he won around 70% of the vote, citing tally sheets from polling stations.
Protests erupted after the election, leading to clashes with police.
Gonázlez fled to Spain, which granted him asylum after Venezuela announced conspiracy and racketeering charges against him.
The opposition candidate has been living in exile since due to a warrant for his arrest.
Most recently, he announced plans to travel to Argentina. He posted to X that his visit includes a meeting with the country’s president Saturday, Jan. 4.
He called for people to come out and rally.
Comienza nuestra gira por América Latina. Primera parada: Argentina. https://t.co/8VqIlO6EPe
— Edmundo González (@EdmundoGU) January 2, 2025
Argentina showed Gonázlez support ahead of Maduro’s January inauguration.
Only a handful of countries, including Venezuelan ally Russia, have recognized Maduro as the winner of July’s election.
Socialist Hugo Chávez picked Maduro to succeed him after he died in 2013.
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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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