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Venezuela’s opposition figure, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, declared the country’s President Nicolas Maduro “a dictator” at his inauguration ceremony on Friday, and called on the army to “disobey illegal orders”.“.
Gonzalez Urrutia, who claims victory in the presidential elections last July, said in a video, “Today in Caracas, Maduro violated the constitution and the sovereign will of the Venezuelan people expressed on July 28. He is making a coup and crowning himself. a dictator.”“.
A Venezuelan opposition member claimed he was the “elected president” asking the army to “disobey illegal orders” issued by the current authority..
For her part, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Friday rejected any immediate return to Venezuela for Gonzalez Urrutia..
She said that Gonzalez Urrutia “will come to Venezuela to be sworn in as the constitutional president of Venezuela at the appropriate time, when the conditions are right. This is not the time for Edmundo to return to Venezuela.”“.
Machado also said that she asked González Urrutia not to return to Venezuela “because his (physical) safety is necessary for the overthrow of the regime and the transition to democracy, which is very close.”“.
The presidential elections in Venezuela were held on July 28, 2024, and Maduro won them by receiving 51.95% of the votes..
Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, Maduro’s main challenger, received the support of 43.18% of voters, and the opposition refused to admit that he lost the elections..
Source: Agencies