US Recognizes Venezuela’s Edmundo González as Winner of Presidential Election

‘We congratulate Edmundo González Urrutia on his successful campaign,’ Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez gestures as he arrives at a polling station to vote in the country's presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 28, 2024. Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters

The United States has acknowledged Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González as the winner of the country’s presidential election and called for a peaceful transfer of power from President Nicolás Maduro.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that “overwhelming evidence” from polling stations published by the opposition party made clear to the United States and the Venezuelan people that the country’s authoritarian leader won fewer votes than his democratic opponent.