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US Says Edmundo Gonzalez is President-Elect of Venezuela

“Maduro did not win the Venezuelan presidential elections on Sunday. He lost overwhelmingly,” says Maria Corina Machado, now in hiding.

This attack comes just hours after Machado, the opposition leader and chief campaign promoter to elect Edmundo Gonzalez, went into hiding.

The presidential election on July 28th in Venezuela, far from resolving or diminishing the political crisis, has intensified it…

Rather than genuinely caring about the return of democracy, opportunistic voices have surfaced in Chile regarding the situation in Venezuela.

“We do not accept the blackmail that defending the truth is violence. Violence is outraging the truth,” says opposition leader.

Incapable of stemming the opposing tide, the regime opted to manipulate the election results and make a mockery of the peoples will.

What Venezuelans and governments around the world are waiting for is the proof, the vote tabulation records issued at each polling place…

The ongoing Venezuelan crisis has caused the largest exodus in the recent history of Latin America, affecting neighboring countries & the US.

Maduro thanked the Venezuelan people for overcoming a “tremendous psychological war from demons,” to reelect him to another term.

Nicaragua, Cuba, China, Russia, & Iran salute the “victory,” while Argentina, Chile, Peru, Guatemala, Costa Rica & the US reject the results.