US recognizes Edmundo González Urrutia as Venezuelan ‘president-elect’

Antony Blinken makes statement months after President Nicolás Maduro claimed to have won July contest

The US government has recognized Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia as the “president-elect” of the South American country, months after President Nicolás Maduro claimed to have won the July contest.

Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, recognized González in a post on X in which he also demanded “respect for the will” of Venezuelan voters.

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