🇺🇸❗️🇻🇪 — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that there was “overwhelming evidence” that opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia won the controversial Venezuelan presidential elections; read the full statement:

The United States applauds the Venezuelan people for their participation in the July 28 presidential election despite significant challenges. At least 12 million Venezuelans peacefully went to the polls and exercised one of the most powerful rights given to people in any democracy: the right to vote. Unfortunately, the processing of those votes and the announcement of results by the Maduro-controlled National Electoral Council (CNE) were deeply flawed, yielding an announced outcome that does not represent the will of the Venezuelan people.

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. 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.

Meanwhile, the democratic opposition has published more than 80 percent of the tally sheets received directly from polling stations throughout Venezuela. Those tally sheets indicate that Edmundo González Urrutia received the most votes in this election by an insurmountable margin. Independent observers have corroborated these facts, and this outcome was also supported by election day exit polls and quick counts. In the days since the election, we have consulted widely with partners and allies around the world, and while countries have taken different approaches in responding, none have concluded that Nicolás Maduro received the most votes this election.

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.

In addition, the United States rejects Maduro’s unsubstantiated allegations against opposition leaders. Maduro and his representatives’ threats to arrest opposition leaders, including Edmundo González and María Corina Machado, are an undemocratic attempt to repress political participation and retain power. The safety and security of the democratic opposition leaders and members must be protected. All Venezuelans arrested while peacefully exercising their right to participate in the electoral process or demand transparency in the tabulation and announcement of results should be released immediately. Law enforcement and security forces should not become an instrument of political violence used against citizens exercising their democratic rights.

We congratulate Edmundo González Urrutia on his successful campaign. Now is the time for the Venezuelan parties to begin discussions on a respectful, peaceful transition in accordance with Venezuelan electoral law and the wishes of the Venezuelan people. We fully support the process of re-establishing democratic norms in Venezuela and stand ready to consider ways to bolster it jointly with our international partners.

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🇧🇴⁉️🇻🇪🇻🇪 — The Bolivian ambassador to Venezuela, Sebastián Michel, acknowledged that the records presented by opposition leader María Corina Machado, which assert that Edmundo González Urrutia won Sunday's election, are official and come from ExClé, the company responsible for the election's digital process and which has "a very secure system"

"I only know that all the opposition groups have validated that it is a very secure system. So much so that what the leader, María Corina Machado, presented today (Monday) are precisely records that come from this system and that have been taken by her delegates. Once the voting station closes, each delegate takes their record."

❗️ The opposition has indicated from the beginning that they have records proving their overwhelming victory over Nicolás Maduro and that they reflect a massive fraud committed in Venezuela.

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🇫🇷💣❗️ — Observers report that a bomb threat shut down Porte de Paris train station, Stade de France stadium, where Paris Olympic Games are taking place

🇺🇾🇻🇪⚡️ — Uruguay's Foreign Minister, Omar Paganini, officially recognized Edmundo González's victory in the July 28 presidential elections in Venezuela.

"In light of the overwhelming evidence, it is clear to Uruguay that Edmundo González Urrutia received the majority of votes in Venezuela's presidential elections. We hope that the will of the Venezuelan people is respected. 'Truth is the path to peace.'"

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🇻🇪‼️💀 The number of deaths resulting from the clashes in Venezuela after the elections has increased to 19 per VPItv

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📊 Over $2.9 trillion has been wiped out from major indices and stocks this morning due to growing fears of a global recession.

💉 This is the worst day for stocks since March 16, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic fears.

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#BREAKING

🇻🇪🗳 Second bulletin after five days of the presidential election on July 28, with 96.87% of minutes scrutinized results per Venezuelan National Electoral Council:

Nicolas Maduro - 6408844 votes - 51.95%
Edmundo Gonzales - 5326104 votes - 43.18%

@FelipeChannel

🇻🇪🇻🇪 — ⚠️ According to the latest report from the National Electoral Council (CNE), controlled by the Chavismo, with 96.87% of the votes counted and a participation rate of 59.97%, the President of the CNE, Elvis Amoroso, stated that:

🔴 Nicolás Maduro: 6,408,844 votes, 51.95%
🔵 Edmundo González: 5,326,104 votes, 43.18%

‼️ They did not present the reports confirming this result.

FULL REPORT:
-Nicolás Maduro: 6.408.844 (51,95%)
-Edmundo González: 5.326.104 (43,18%)
-Luis Martínez: 152.306 (1,24%)
-Antonio Ecarri: 116.421 (0,94%)
-Benjamín Rausseo: 92.903 (0,75%)
-José Brito: 84.231 (0,68%)
-Javier Bertucci: 64.452 (0,52%)
-Claudio Fermín: 40.902 (0,33%)
-Enrique Márquez: 29.611 (0,24%)
-Daniel Ceballos: 20.056 (0,16%)

🇻🇪Maria Corina Machado will talk again in minutes.

Follow live here:

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🇻🇪🗳 | Countries that recognize the results of the presidential elections in Venezuela that give Nicolás Maduro as the winner:

🇩🇿 Algeria
🇵🇸Palestine
🇨🇳 China
🇷🇺 Russia
🇮🇷 Iran
🇶🇦 Qatar
🇨🇺 Cuba
🇭🇳 Honduras
🇧🇴 Bolivia
🇳🇮 Nicaragua
🇷🇸 Serbia
🇧🇾 Belarus
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
🇰🇵 North Korea
🇪🇷 Eritrea
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea
🇲🇱Mali
🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
🇸🇾 Syria
🇿🇼Zimbabwe
🇳🇦 Namibia
🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda
🇬🇩 Grenada
🇱🇨 Saint Lucia
🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis
🇩🇲 Dominica

@FelipeChannel

🇨🇷✔️🇻🇪⚡️— Costa Rica recognizes Edmundo González Urrutia as the winner of the Venezuelan presidential elections; see the full statement:

"It is clear to Costa Rica that Nicolás Maduro did not receive the majority of the votes from the Venezuelans, so we refute the fraudulent claim that he won the elections, as it is indisputable that Edmundo González received the majority support from the Venezuelan people, whose sovereign will must be respected."

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🌍✔️🇻🇪⚡️ — Countries that have so far recognized Edmundo González as the elected president of Venezuela:

🇺🇸 United States
🇦🇷 Argentina
🇺🇾 Uruguay
🇨🇷 Costa Rica
🇵🇪 Peru
🇪🇨 Ecuador

🇪🇨✔️🇻🇪⚡️— Ecuador recognizes Edmundo González Urrutia as the winner of the Venezuelan presidential elections; see the full statement:

"Following public allegations of the severe democratic crisis in Venezuela and the evident manipulation of the election results in that country, the Government of Ecuador expresses its recognition of Edmundo González as the legitimate winner of the Venezuelan presidential elections.

The old politics attempted, through fraud and irregularities, to usurp the real outcome of the counting process. This recognition by Ecuador is based on respecting the legitimate will of the people of this nation, clearly expressed at the polls and supported by the people’s mobilization in the streets in recent days.

Respect for democracy, justice, and electoral transparency is not a matter of ideologies. It is about principles. At these crucial and decisive moments, we have a moral obligation, with no room for hesitation or timidity, to declare loudly where we stand. With pride, we say: we are not on the side of indifference. What is happening there concerns us all. From our position, we will do everything possible to prevent the region from becoming a haven for impunity and the stripping away of citizens' rights.

The will of all peoples is untouchable, it is sacred. Therefore, Ecuador calls on the international community to respect the Venezuelan sacrifice and to join in this effort to safeguard the real decision of this country to become free again."

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