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2024 Venezuelan elections

Edmundo González Recognizes Nicolás Maduro’s Victory

The former presidential candidate of the Venezuelan far right, Edmundo González, has recognized the electoral victory of Nicolás Maduro in the presidential election of July 28 and is now abiding by the decision issued on August 22 by the Electoral Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), which—following an expert opinion process carried out by national and international analysts—validated the electoral results issued by the National Electoral Council (CNE) declaring Nicolás Maduro the winner. González wrote a letter that he signed in front of the president of the Venezuelan National Assembly (AN), Jorge Rodríguez, which the deputy read this Wednesday, September 18, during a press conference.

Venezuela Announces Dismantling Of CIA-Backed Coup Plot

In a press conference given on September 14, Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello announced that authorities had dismantled an operation reportedly backed by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States and the National Intelligence Center of Spain, which sought to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, Cabello, and other government officials. The minister announced that Venezuelan authorities had seized 400 weapons from the US and arrested 14 mercenaries who were involved in the plot. Among the arrested is Wilber Joseph Castañeda, an active US military officer and Navy Seal. Two Spanish citizens were reportedly also arrested, José María Basua and Andrés Badasbe.
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