The United States reiterates that Edmundo González won the elections in Venezuela

In a statement, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington concluded, based on “overwhelming evidence” that opposition candidate Edmundo González was the winner of the presidential elections of July 28 in Venezuela and not Nicolás Maduro, as the CNE said.

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Venezuelan electoral authorities announced last Sunday night that With 80% of the votes counted, the winner was Nicolás Maduro with 51.2% of the votes. and since then they have not provided a complete count, which raised suspicions of fraud in the United States, which had shown caution until it knew the detailed data by electoral table, which Caracas has not provided.

“Given the overwhelming evidence, it is clear to the United States, and especially to the Venezuelan people, that Edmundo González Urrutia won the majority of votes in Venezuela’s presidential elections on July 28,” Bliken said in a statement.

The United States called on the parties involved in the Venezuelan crisis to address a transition process that respects the desire for the electoral outcome and said he would support a process of “restoring democratic norms” in Venezuela.

At the beginning of the week, the United States requested to see the minutes of each table in order to make a statement and has been in contact with Brazil, something that crystallized in a call between the American president, Joe Biden, and the Brazilian, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, to demand transparency and detailed results from the Maduro government.

This Thursday, Blinken announced that he accepts the vote count presented by the opposition as valid, led by María Corina Machado, representing 80% of the polling stations and showing that González Urrutia “received the majority of votes by an insurmountable margin.”

Blinken recalled that the minutes were “received directly from the polling stations throughout Venezuela” and corroborate exit polls and the conclusions of independent observers and quick counts.

“Since Election Day, we have consulted intensively with partners and allies around the world, and while each country has taken different paths to respond, None has concluded that Nicolás Maduro has received the majority of votes”concludes the head of American diplomacy.

Blinken recalled that the “rapid” declaration of the National Electoral Council (CNE) that gave victory to Maduro on Sunday “came without any evidence to support it” and the agency “has not published disaggregated data or any minutes yet,” despite international calls to do so.

The Secretary of State pointed out that the observation mission of the The Carter Center “has stripped all credibility from the results announced by the CNE.”

What percentage did Edmundo González win the elections by, according to the United States?

The Venezuelan opposition determined, based on independently obtained records, that Edmundo González obtained nearly 70% of the votes, compared to around 30% for Maduro.

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