Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

RARE PHOTOS: 3 | Vintage Vibes

US recognizes opposition candidate González as winner of Venezuela's presidential vote

Building on widespread sentiment and the incumbent Nicolás Maduro's refusal to provide transparent voting data, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said it "is clear" that opposition candidate Edmundo González won Sunday's Venezuelan presidential election, despite Maduro claiming he had secured 90% of the votes.

France 24

U.S. recognizes opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia as Venezuela's new president

The Maduro government has claimed victory, but a lack of data has led several countries to avoid recognizing the result

Latin Times

Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro blames unrest on far-right conspiracy as isolation grows

Leader says ‘perverse and macabre’ electoral rivals are stoking protests as US official calls for governments to acknowledge Edmundo González Urrutia as election winner

The Guardian - AU

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

U.S. warns Venezuelan government over electoral delays: 'Our patience is running out'

White House spokesman John Kirby urged electoral authorities to "come clean and release the full, detailed data"

Latin Times

Venezuelan senior officials threaten opposition leaders with jail, 'messing them up'

Jorge Rodriguez and Diosdado Cabello both made menacing speeches at the National Assembly while violence continues across the country

Latin Times

U.S., Brazil call on Venezuela to release 'full, transparent and detailed voting data'

"The United States stands on the side of the democratic aspirations of the Venezuela people," the administration said in a statement

Latin Times

Maduro vows crackdown on Venezuela election protests after victory claim

Authoritarian leader vows to squash what he calls ‘violent counter-revolution’ as more than 700 arrests are made

The Guardian - US

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

The Guardian view on Venezuela’s elections: making the people’s votes count

Editorial: Nicolás Maduro claimed victory. Protesters say otherwise – and it isn’t just the president’s usual foes who are expressing concern

The Guardian - UK

‘We are longing for change’: Venezuela election sparks pots and pans protest

Pot-banging protests erupt in Caracas after opposition claims chavista leader’s presidential re-election was rigged

The Guardian - US

Venezuela on a knife-edge as opposition accuses Maduro of rigging election

Protests seen around country after results appear to dash opposition hopes of ending quarter century of chavista rule

The Guardian - US

Venezuela presidential election: result met with suspicion abroad – as it happened

Washington says it has ‘serious concerns’ about result, while president of Uruguay says it is open secret Maduro would win ‘whatever real results were’

The Guardian - UK

Opposition reacts to Maduro claiming victory in elections, calls it 'fraud' and 'theft'

From members of the Comando con Venezuela coalition to ex-presidential hopeful Leopoldo López, indignation came flooding in after the announcement

Latin Times

Maduro Regime accuses former Latin American Presidents and governments of election intervention

In a strongly-worded statement released by Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil on social media, the Maduro regime claimed there is "an intervention operation against the electoral process"

Latin Times

Venezuela election: Maduro declared winner by government-controlled authority

Result with 80% of votes is immediately challenged by opposition and several governments

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Latin Times

Polls close in Venezuela as first exit polls show opposition with large lead in presidential elections

Edison Research revealed an exit poll that projects Edmundo González Urrutia will defeat Nicolás Maduro in a landslide win

The Guardian - UK

Venezuela votes in election that could end 25 years of socialist rule

Edmundo González Urrutia could upset Nicolás Maduro’s run for a third term – but several obstacles can prevent a regime change

The Independent UK

Ex-diplomat, political newcomer, grandpa. That's Edmundo González, Venezuela's Maduro rival

The past two months have been unlike anything Edmundo González Urrutia had ever experienced: He gave political speeches, shook people’s hands and waved from the top of a truck moving through cheering crowds gathered across Venezuela

Latin Times

Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia says his government would be 'for everyone' - Interview

González answered a series of questions from the Latin Times ahead of the country's consequential elections

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Latin Times

Venezuela's main opposition candidate hopes to have 'cordial relations' with China, U.S. and Russia if elected

Edmundo González Urrutia also said that he trusts the country's military will respect Sunday's election results

The Conversation

Venezuela election: Maduro’s regime is crumbling, but he will not give up without a fight

Venezuela is poised for a historic vote on Sunday, July 28 that could bring the 11-year reign of the country’s authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, to an end – and with it, the widespread sense of hopelessness that has sparked a mass exodus from the country.

Top News

Dozens Of Political Detentions Reported In Venezuela Ahead Of Election

71 arbitrary detentions reported in Venezuela during presidential campaign, raising concerns over political targeting and fairness of upcoming election.

Latin Times

Maduro government arrests eight opposition activists in Venezuela as political repression ramps up

Six men and two women involved in presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia's campaign were accused of different crimes

1 2 3 4

People

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Edmundo González Urrutia

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the National Assembly

the National Electoral Council

12 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.