AREQUIPA, Peru – Next January 10 will be the inauguration of the winner of the presidential elections in Venezuela, a date for which Edmundo González Urrutia could return to that country.
A media report The Voice of Galicia includes statements by the opposition leader during the La Toja-Vínculo Atlántico Forum that takes place in the aforementioned autonomous community of Spain.
“I am going to return to Venezuela as soon as possible, when we restore democracy in our country (…) January 10 is the date that is constitutionally scheduled for the inauguration and I hope that the popular will of eight million Venezuelans will come to fruition that day,” said González Urrutia.
In his speech, the former diplomat exiled in Spain He ratified his position as “elected president” of Venezuela, recognized by the majority of Venezuelans and “a good part of the international community.”
As president-elect, González Urrutia pointed out that it is a demanding task to defend the legality of the original election records shown “in a transparent manner” by the Carter Center.
Likewise, he explained the differences between his situation and that of Juan Guaidó, who was appointed as interim president of Venezuela in 2019 and ended up going into exile in 2023.
“We are different characters. Guaidó was appointed by the National Assembly and I obtained the support of nearly eight million Venezuelans. “They are two different situations,” he highlighted in words quoted by the Spanish media Vozpopuli.
When asked how many opposition leaders would be needed to put an end to Nicolás Maduro’s regime, the former diplomat answered: “one only, one Edmundo.”
Latest events in Venezuela
During this October 2, the Carter Center of the United States, the only international observer accepted by Chavismo for the elections of July 28, presented to the Organization of American States (OAS) the “original minutes” of the elections that “demonstrate” the victory of González Urrutia over Nicolás Maduro .
The Chavista dictator was accredited as the winner in the early hours of July 29 by the ruling National Electoral Center (CNE), which did not present evidence to support the alleged victory.
At the same time that the Carter Center presented the minutes at the OAS, Chavismo announced a reform of Venezuela’s electoral laws that prevent the opposition from taking part in the 2025 regional elections.
The European Parliament issued a resolution this September 19 in which he recognizes Edmundo González Urrutia as the “legitimate and democratically elected president of Venezuela.”
The non-binding document was put to a vote and approved with 309 votes in favor, 201 against and 12 abstentions.
The resolution also condemns “orchestrated electoral fraud” and denounces human rights violations, arbitrary arrests and reprisals against the opposition and civil society. Parliament also demanded the “immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners” and condemned reprisals against Maria Corina Machadowho was also key in the opposition.
