FILE PHOTO: Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez appears in Puerta del Sol square to support the protest against election results in Venezuela, in Madrid, Spain, September 28, 2024. REUTERS/Ana Beltran/File Photo
WASHINGTON/CARACAS (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called Venezuela's Edmundo Gonzalez the country's "president-elect" for the first time, signaling that Washington wants to step up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro.
The U.S. has accused Maduro of fraud in the July 28 presidential vote, which election officials and Venezuela's top court said Maduro won. The opposition said tallies collected by its observers show a clear victory for Gonzalez.
