Venezuela condemned the US authorities to support the presidential candidate from the Venezuelan opposition coalition Edmundo Gonzalez.
In particular, the Venezuela government abruptly reacted to the decision of US President Joe Bayden to make Gonzalez in the White House as the “Elected President of Venezuela.”
“The administration of Joe Bayden, who lost its political authority and noted by a number of failures at the internal and international levels, insists on supporting a violent project, which has already been defeated as a result of a popular vote. These initiatives show that the United States clearly violate international law and intends Continue your imperialist policy in Latin America, ”follows from the text of the statement on the official website of the Government of the Bolivarian Republic.
In Washington, they use the “emerging strategy,” the government said. “The Biden administration is trying to artificially exalt the secondary political figures in Venezuela and ignore the sovereign will of our people,” – follows from the text.
Venezuela Foreign Minister Ivan Khil Pinto also spoke sharply about the US position in the publication in the telegram channel.
“Venezuela realizes that any attempt to undermine our stability or to incite violence will meet the determination and support of our people. Our country, which has repeatedly demonstrated its ability to defeat fascism and terrorism in all possible scenarios, is determined to do everything necessary and henceforth,” – The minister said.
The White House previously stated that Biden accepted Gonzalez as the “Selected President of Venezuela.”
For the third time, Maduro won the presidential election
At the end of August last year, the Venezuela Supreme Court confirmed the victory of Nicholas Maduro in the presidential election held in the country on July 28.
Maduro secured 51.20 percent of voters. However, the candidate from the opposition coalition Gonzalez and the leader of the opposition Maria Korina Machado rejected the election results.
September 8, the main opponent of Nicholas Maduro, in the past elections, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia left the country on a Span Air Force aircraft with his wife.
Previously, Gonzalez told the media that he intends to fly to Venezuela on January 10, 2025 and take the oath as president.
The Minister of Internal Affairs and Justice of Venezuela Diosdado Cables also emphasized that President Nicholas Maduro won the elections on July 28 and will be sworn to the national assembly (parliament) on January 10, 2025.
The minister also warned that Gonzalez, living in Madrid, the capital of Spain, will be detained and transferred to the judiciary as soon as he enters the territory of the Bolivarian Republic.