Venezuelan opposition leader seeks regional support ahead of Maduro inauguration

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4 January 2025 at 5:13 am·1-min read

Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia in Caracas on June 18, 2024.

Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia will meet Argentina's President Javier Milei on Saturday, days ahead of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's inauguration for a third term, which Gonzalez Urrutia has vowed to contest. The US and the European Parliament recognize González Urrutia as Venezuela's legitimate president, as do Argentina, Costa Rica and Uruguay.

Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia is expected to meet Argentine President Javier Milei on Saturday on a regional tour to drum up support ahead of President Nicolas Maduro's swearing-in for a third term.

Venezuelan authorities have offered a reward of $100,000 for information leading to the capture of Gonzalez Urrutia, who insists he beat Maduro at the polls in July and is recognised by the United States as Venezuela's "president-elect."

The opposition figure has called on Venezuelans in Buenos Aires to rally in the central Plaza de Mayo.

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