{"id":2317895,"date":"2024-08-01T22:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T02:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-declares-maduro-rival-gonzalez-winner-of-venezuelan-presidential-election-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T22:30:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T02:30:23","slug":"us-declares-maduro-rival-gonzalez-winner-of-venezuelan-presidential-election-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-declares-maduro-rival-gonzalez-winner-of-venezuelan-presidential-election-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"US declares Maduro rival Gonzalez winner of Venezuelan presidential election &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-declares-maduro-rival-gonzalez-winner-of-venezuelan-presidential-election-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2317895&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. \u200bgovernment has officially recognized Edmundo\u2062 Gonzalez\u2062 as the winner of Venezuela&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">presidential election<\/a>, a position announced \u2063by Secretary of State Antony Blinken. This announcement\u200d comes in response to the Venezuelan National Electoral \u2062Council&#8217;s (CNE)\u200d declaration \u200dthat incumbent President\u200d Nicolas \u200cMaduro was the\u200c victor, \u200bwhich \u200dBlinken\u2062 has \u2062dismissed as unfounded\u200b and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-probe-dc-attorney-generals-politically-motivated-scrutiny-of-conservative-group\/\" title=\"House Republicans investigate DC Attorney General&#039;s alleged biased scrutiny of conservative group.\">lacking \u200devidence<\/a>. He emphasized that the CNE has failed to \u200cprovide necessary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-blames-disneys-woke-agenda-for-low-park-attendance\/\" title=\"DeSantis faults Disney&#039;s &#039;woke&#039; agenda for park attendance decline.\">electoral data<\/a>, including vote tallies and detailed results, despite demands from both Venezuelans and the \u2064international community. Blinken&#8217;s statement highlights support for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nashville-cowboy-goes-off-on-biden-harris-in-amazing-man-on-the-street-interview\/\" title=\"Nashville cowboy passionately criticizes Biden and Harris in incredible street interview.\">democratic\u200b opposition<\/a> and calls for the Venezuelan people&#8217;s votes to be acknowledged.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">US declares Maduro rival Gonzalez winner of Venezuelan presidential election<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1716802\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Thursday that the U.S. government is recognizing Edmundo Gonzalez as the winner of <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Venezuela<\/a>&lsquo;s presidential election over incumbent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nicolas Maduro<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rules-against-biden-doj-in-high-stakes-jan-6-case-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme Court rules against Biden DOJ in high-stakes Jan. 6 case - Washington Examiner\">government&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s position on the Latin American country&rsquo;s presidential results, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antony-blinken\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Blinken<\/a> said Venzueala&rsquo;s National Electoral Council decision to declare Maduro the victor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3103833\/venezuela-opposition-party-claims-to-have-proof-maduro-lost-the-presidential-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>on Sunday<\/a> was wrong.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Nicolas Maduro gestures during a news conference at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, three days after his disputed reelection. (AP Photo\/Matias Delacroix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The CNE&rsquo;s rapid declaration of Nicolas Maduro as the winner of the presidential election came with no supporting evidence.&nbsp;The CNE still has not published disaggregated data or any of the vote tally sheets, despite repeated calls from Venezuelans and the international community to do so,&rdquo; Blinken <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/assessing-the-results-of-venezuelas-presidential-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>noted<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Electoral data overwhelmingly demonstrate the will of the Venezuelan people: democratic opposition candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdmundoGU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EdmundoGU<\/a> won the most votes in Sunday&rsquo;s election. Venezuelans have voted, and their votes must count.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecBlinken\/status\/1819170634892746832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo Gonz&aacute;lez Urrutia is led out at the end of a campaign rally, in Guatire, Venezuela, Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo\/Ariana Cubillos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The secretary of state said Gonzalez was the rightful winner of the Venezuelan presidential election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The democratic opposition has published more than 80 percent of the tally sheets received directly from polling stations throughout Venezuela,&rdquo; Blinken said.&nbsp;&ldquo;Those tally sheets indicate that Edmundo Gonz&aacute;lez Urrutia received the most votes in this election by an insurmountable margin.&nbsp;Independent observers have corroborated these facts, and this outcome was also supported by election day exit polls and quick counts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Maduro rose to power in 2013 and has been accused by the United States and other nations of being corrupt and authoritarian. The country has dealt with economic troubles and the exodus of 7.7 million residents since 2014, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/venezuela-election-maduro-economy-crisis-relationships-love-a2ccff116ea52ea742e03ebed294dbd3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to<\/a> the <em>Associated Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1716802\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1716802\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. has officially recognized Edmundo Gonzalez as the victor of Venezuela&#8217;s presidential election, surpassing incumbent Nicolas Maduro. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made this announcement on Thursday, asserting that the Venezuelan National Electoral Council&#8217;s (CNE) declaration of Maduro as the winner was incorrect. He emphasized that the CNE&#8217;s swift announcement lacked supporting evidence and noted that they have not released detailed voting data or tally sheets despite numerous requests from both Venezuelans and the international community.<\/p>\n<p>Blinken stated, &#8220;Electoral data clearly reflects the will of the Venezuelan people: democratic opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez received more votes in Sunday\u2019s election.&#8221; He highlighted that over 80 percent of tally sheets from polling stations across Venezuela had been published by the opposition, indicating a significant lead for Gonzalez. Independent observers and exit polls also supported this conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>Maduro has been in power since 2013 and faces accusations from both the U.S. and other countries regarding corruption and authoritarianism. Since 2014, Venezuela has experienced severe economic challenges leading to an exodus of approximately 7.7 million residents, according to reports by Associated Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2317896,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/edmundo-blinken-winner.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[19244,36612,32183,32515,14099],"class_list":["post-2317895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gonzalez","tag-maduro","tag-presidential-election","tag-us-politics","tag-venezuela"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/edmundo-blinken-winner.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2317895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317895\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2317896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2317895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2317895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2317895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}