Rumbo to the Capitol the elected president of Venezuela Edmundo González Urrutia

WASHINGTON.- The elected president of Venezuela, Edmundo González Urrutia, He informed that he was heading to the Capitol for the sworn and inauguration of President Donald Trump.

The United States has maintained a clear position in terms of the electoral results of July 28 in Venezuela where González Urrutia rose with almost 70% of the votes.

The opposition flag bearer visited the US on a tour of several countries where he was received by President Joe Biden in whose meeting the commitment to achieve a democratic transition was ratified.

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González Urrutia intervened Sunday night in one of the inaugural galas For the investiture of the American elected president, Donald Trump, in Washington DC.

In his speech, González Urrutia said “with certainty, that freedom will prevail” in Venezuela and requested unity between the peoples of the Americas so that “democracy is unwavering and freedoms are strengthened.”

The Venezuelan leader He agreed at the gala, on the eve of Trump’s investiture, with the Argentine president, Javier Milei, with whom he greeted effusively.

During his speech at the event, which was participated donors and Hispanic leaders in the United States, González Urrutia said that The “spirit of freedom of Venezuelans is unwavering” and that thanks to the leadership of the opposition leader María Corina Machado “and the tireless mobilization of millions of Venezuelans we assume the responsibility of rescuing our democracy.”

Edmundo González also said that Nicolás Maduro “He tried to convert the July 28 elections into a farce, but we do not allow it,” thanks “to a physical force that defended the victory with irrefutable evidence.”

He denounced that “The regime did not spare in persecution, torture and crimes against humanity.”

In the opinion of González Urrutia, who was cheered by Trump followers present at the Mayflower hotel room, “The struggle for freedom in Venezuela is not a national struggle, but a commitment to the universal values ​​that unite all the peoples of the Americas.”

“No regime can be stronger than the will of a people determined to be free”he said.

“With the support of our international allies and the solidarity of the brothers represented here and with the firm determination of each Venezuelan that does not give up, we can say with certainty that freedom will prevail,” he added.

González Urrutia is one of the Latin American leaders invited by Trump and his team to the investiture on Monday, which will take place in the Rotonda del Capitol and not outside the legislative headquarters as is customary due to the cold.