The standard-bearer of the majority opposition in the presidential elections on Sunday, July 28, 2024 in Venezuela, Edmundo Gonzalez distance, called This Friday, August 2nd, to respond with “hope, harmony and peace” to the “attacks of the regime”in reference to the government of Nicolás Maduro, which accuses this sector of anti-Chavez of plans to “destabilize” the country and of preparing an “attack.”
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“From the depths of my being, I invite you to May our response to the regime’s attacks be hope, harmony and peace.“, he said in a video posted on his Instagram account.
The former ambassador, who claims to have won the elections, despite the fact that the National Electoral Council declared the victory of Nicolás Maduro, said in his message that, In these “very complicated times,” we must “have the serenity to respond to these attacks with firmness and hope for a better future.”“.
Edmundo González Urrutia shared this video on the eve of a national protest called by his main supporter, former deputy María Corina Machado, in rejection of the official result of the elections and to support the “victory” that the majority opposition gives to its standard-bearer.
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Previously, the opposition, through a statement, reiterated that the National Electoral Council (CNE) has the duty to “guarantee the transparency and reliability” of its processes, so He hopes that “the constitutional and legal obligation to publish the minutes of the vote count, the totals and the audits will be fulfilled”.
According to the second bulletin announced this Friday by the CNE, Maduro was re-elected for a third six-year term consecutively in power with 51.95% of the votes, compared to 43.18% of support obtained by González Urrutia, with 96.87% of the minutes counted, which the institution has not published to date.
Despite this result, González Urrutia continues to gain international support, after the United States, Argentina, Uruguay, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and Costa Rica recognized him as the winner of the elections.
The Carter Center, which participated as an observer, stated last Tuesday that the process “did not conform” to the international parameters and standards of electoral integrity, and therefore “cannot be considered a democratic election,” both because of the handling of the electoral campaign and because of the day of voting and the day after.
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Source: https://www.noticiascaracol.com/mundo/edmundo-gonzalez-llama-a-responder-con-esperanza-y-paz-a-ataques-del-regimen-de-maduro-cb20
