Opposition profile wants to see presidential elections in Venezuela

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Published 22.52

 

Edmundo González Urrutia left Venezuela after the 2024 elections and lives in exile in Spain. Archive photo. Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP/TT

Former presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia wants to see a new presidential election in Venezuela.

On social media, he says that it is time to “create the conditions to hold presidential elections” and give the people a chance “for change”.

The call comes about five months after Delcy Rodríguez took power as interim president, after the US military attacked the capital Caracas and took away President Nicolás Maduro.

González Urrutia, 76, a former diplomat living in exile in Spain, was seen by many international observers as the rightful winner of the 2024 presidential election.

The US government has recognized Rodríguez as the new leader, normalized diplomatic ties, eased sanctions and negotiated oil deals. Neither Washington nor Caracas has indicated that an election is imminent.