Three things to know about Venezuela's presidential election
NBCJUL 14 2024
The US Department of State said in a statement on Thursday that opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia won Venezuela's disputed presidential election, prompting a strong response from Caracas the next day.
The declaration is reminiscent of the US recognition of former opposition leader and head of the National Assembly Juan Guaidó as the legitimate interim president of Venezuela in 2019, following the 2018 presidential election.
This comes as the National Election Council (CNE) declared incumbent Nicolás Maduro as the winner with 51% of the vote, but the opposition claimed that results from 80% of the tallies indicated González had secured 67% of the vote.
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