{"id":2371045,"date":"2024-11-20T02:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T07:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-acknowledges-defeated-candidate-from-venezuelan-presidential-election-as-president-elect-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-20T02:19:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T07:19:03","slug":"us-acknowledges-defeated-candidate-from-venezuelan-presidential-election-as-president-elect-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-acknowledges-defeated-candidate-from-venezuelan-presidential-election-as-president-elect-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"US acknowledges \u2018defeated\u2019 candidate from Venezuelan presidential election as \u2018president-elect\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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-acknowledges-defeated-candidate-from-venezuelan-presidential-election-as-president-elect-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=2371045&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 United States has\u2063 officially\u2063 recognized\u200c Edmundo Gonzalez, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/venezuelas-opposition-held-congress-extends-term-after-disputed-vote\/\" title=\"Venezuela\u2019s opposition-held Congress extends term after disputed vote\">opposition leader<\/a> in Venezuela&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lockdowns-arent-your-savior-crenshaw-reacts-to-critics-of-texas-opening\/\" title=\"\u2018Lockdowns Aren\u2019t Your Savior\u2019: Crenshaw Reacts To Critics Of Texas Opening\">recent presidential election<\/a>, as &#8220;president-elect,&#8221; marking a \u2063significant shift in the U.S.-Venezuela relations. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made this announcement, asserting that the Venezuelan electorate had decisively\u2062 favored Gonzalez over the incumbent, Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, in the controversial election held on July 28. <\/p>\n<p>Despite Maduro&#8217;s administration claiming victory\u2064 with 51% of the votes,\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">exit polls suggested<\/a> that Gonzalez had received considerable support. \u2063The\u200c Venezuelan National Electoral Council, aligned with Maduro, faced\u2063 accusations of electoral misconduct. \u200cFollowing the election, protests erupted, but the Maduro\u200b regime responded with crackdowns, leading Gonzalez to seek asylum in Spain \u2062for his safety.<\/p>\n<p>Blinken emphasized the necessity of respecting the Venezuelan people&#8217;s choice, promoting the \u2063idea that democracy must honor the voters&#8217; will. This \u2063acknowledgment by \u2062the\u200b U.S. marks a notable stance against Maduro&#8217;s authoritarian rule, as it is the first time the U.S. has publicly declared support for an opposition candidate after an election in which Maduro&#8217;s legitimacy was widely questioned.  <\/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 acknowledges &lsquo;defeated&rsquo; candidate from Venezuelan presidential election as &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cant-deny-responsibility-for-our-so-so-divided-nation\/\" title=\"Biden Can\u2019t Deny Responsibility For Our \u2018So, So Divided\u2019 Nation\">president-elect&#038;rsquo<\/a>;<\/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_1886110\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>United States Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antony-blinken\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Antony Blinken<\/a> made a dramatic pivot in relations with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\/\" title=\"\">Venezuela<\/a> by referring to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3182184\/exiled-venezuela-ex-presidential-candidate-says-hes-returning-in-january-to-take-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Edmundo Gonzalez<\/a>, the opposition leader candidate from Venezuela&rsquo;s presidential election in July, as president-elect.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The acknowledgment is a strong switch in relations between the United States and Venezuela. It is the first time that Blinken or the United States publicly admitted they felt Maduro lost the election and Gonzalez was the rightful winner. Blinken debuted the new title and formal recognition for Gonzalez in a post on X on Tuesday.&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\">The Venezuelan people spoke resoundingly on July 28 and made <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdmundoGU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EdmundoGU<\/a> the president-elect. Democracy demands respect for the will of the voters.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecBlinken\/status\/1858971068314382481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 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<p>&ldquo;The Venezuelan people spoke resoundingly on July 28 and made<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EdmundoGU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EdmundoGU\" title=\"\">@EdmundoGU<\/a> the president-elect,&rdquo; Blinken <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/secblinken\/status\/1858971068314382481?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted<\/a>. &ldquo;Democracy demands respect for the will of the voters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Venezuela&rsquo;s incumbent, the authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro, faced off with Gonzalez in a presidential election on July 28. There was much controversy surrounding the election as Maduro&rsquo;s ruling administration did not immediately release the results. Both <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3153383\/us-sanctions-venezuela-election\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maduro and Gonzalez declared victory<\/a> on the day of the election. Later, Venezuela&rsquo;s National Electoral Council, a Maduro ally in the country&rsquo;s government, said Maduro had won the election by receiving 51% of the vote and officially declared him the winner.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, exit polls refuted the claim and showed that Gonzalez had a significant lead over Maduro. Additionally, Gonzalez&rsquo;s opposition party claimed it obtained voter tallies from the election, which revealed Gonzalez was the rightful victor in the presidential election. Waves of protests were held in the country objecting to the election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, the Maduro regime did not budge and began cracking down on dissenters. Protesters, demonstrators, and even some journalists were jailed. Gonzalez was forced to flee the country as his life was in danger. He requested and received an asylum request in Spain.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is clear to the United States, to democratic nations around the world, and to independent international organizations that observed the July 28 elections that opposition candidate Edmundo Gonz&aacute;lez Urrutia won the most votes. That makes him the president-elect,&rdquo; a representative from the State Department told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/19\/americas\/venezuela-gonzalez-president-elect-intl-latam\/index.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CNN<\/a>. &ldquo;The Venezuelan people overwhelmingly and unequivocally expressed their desire for democratic change&mdash;the publicly available voting tally sheets say so.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gonzalez was grateful for the acknowledgment. He released a statement thanking the United States for doing so.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We deeply appreciate the recognition of the sovereign will of all Venezuelans,&rdquo; Gonzalez said. &ldquo;This gesture honors our people&rsquo;s desire for change and the civic feat that we carried out together on July 28.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, the Maduro regime did not take Blinken&rsquo;s words too kindly. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil blasted Blinken&rsquo;s words and acknowledgment of Gonzalez as president-elect as &ldquo;ridiculous.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;&lsquo;The only place you can&rsquo;t come back from is from being ridiculous,&rsquo; so goes the popular saying,&rdquo; Gil posted on X. &ldquo;However, Blinken, a self-confessed enemy of Venezuela, insists on doing it again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1886110\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1886110\"}});<\/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>US recognizes &#8216;defeated&#8217; Venezuelan candidate as &#8216;president-elect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2371046,"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\/09\/Gonzalez.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5894,32183,9029,14099,32076],"class_list":["post-2371045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-politics","tag-presidential-election","tag-us","tag-venezuela","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gonzalez.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371045","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\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2371045"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2371049,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371045\/revisions\/2371049"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2371046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2371045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2371045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2371045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}