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Venezuela election: US recognises opposition candidate Edmundo González as winner

Venezuela election: US recognises opposition candidate Edmundo González as winner

Antony Blinken says there is ‘overwhelming evidence’ González beat Maduro in last weekend’s presidential poll

The US has recognised Edmundo González as the winner of Venezuela’s disputed election, claiming there is “overwhelming” evidence of Nicolás Maduro’s defeat, as anti-government protesters prepared to return to the streets to demand political change.

Maduro, under whose 11-year presidency Venezuela has taken an increasingly authoritarian tack and been plunged into economic chaos, has claimed victory in last Sunday’s vote, despite a mounting body of evidence suggesting he lost.

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