The United States Department of State released a statement on Thursday in which the government body declared opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia as the victor in Venezuela's contested Sunday election..The press release states that the "CNE's rapid declaration of Nicolás Maduro as the winner of the presidential election came with no supporting evidence."."The CNE still has not published disaggregated data or any of the vote tally sheets, despite repeated calls from Venezuelans and the international community to do so." The statement continued, "As the independent Carter Center's observation mission reported, the CNE's failure to provide the precinct-level official results, as well as irregularities throughout the process, have stripped the CNE's announced outcome of any credibility.".The Department of State continued, stating that while the CNE has failed to provide evidence of President Nicolas Maduro's victory, the opposition has published over 80 percent of tally sheets from polling stations across Venezuela, which ultimately shows a González victory.."Given the overwhelming evidence, it is clear to the United States and, most importantly, to the Venezuelan people that Edmundo González Urrutia won the most votes in Venezuela's July 28 presidential election." The statement concluded..Furthermore, the Department of State denounced Maduro's "unsubstantiated allegations against opposition leaders," alongside "threats to arrest opposition leaders, including Edmundo González and María Corina Machado."
The United States Department of State released a statement on Thursday in which the government body declared opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia as the victor in Venezuela's contested Sunday election..The press release states that the "CNE's rapid declaration of Nicolás Maduro as the winner of the presidential election came with no supporting evidence."."The CNE still has not published disaggregated data or any of the vote tally sheets, despite repeated calls from Venezuelans and the international community to do so." The statement continued, "As the independent Carter Center's observation mission reported, the CNE's failure to provide the precinct-level official results, as well as irregularities throughout the process, have stripped the CNE's announced outcome of any credibility.".The Department of State continued, stating that while the CNE has failed to provide evidence of President Nicolas Maduro's victory, the opposition has published over 80 percent of tally sheets from polling stations across Venezuela, which ultimately shows a González victory.."Given the overwhelming evidence, it is clear to the United States and, most importantly, to the Venezuelan people that Edmundo González Urrutia won the most votes in Venezuela's July 28 presidential election." The statement concluded..Furthermore, the Department of State denounced Maduro's "unsubstantiated allegations against opposition leaders," alongside "threats to arrest opposition leaders, including Edmundo González and María Corina Machado."
