Caracas, Nov 19, 2024 (AFP) - Venezuela says US recognition of Gonzalez Urrutia as president-elect is 'ridiculous'

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2024-11-20

Venezuela on Tuesday said it was "ridiculous" US Secretary of State Antony Blinken referred to Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as "president-elect," four months after elections the opposition figure and incumbent President Nicolas Maduro both claim to have won. Foreign Minister Yvan Gil, in a message sent on Telegram, described Blinken as an "avowed enemy of Venezuela." ba/mbj/dga/mlr/jgc ...

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