Venezuela
US acknowledges ‘defeated’ candidate in Venezuelan election as ‘president-elect’
Secretary of State Antony Blinken took a major step in changing geopolitical relations between the United States and Venezuela with this acknowledgment.
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a dramatic pivot in relations with Venezuela by referring to Edmundo Gonzalez, the opposition leader candidate from Venezuela’s presidential election in July, as president-elect.
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