World News | Venezuelan Opposition Coalition Says It Has Proof Its Candidate Defeated President Maduro
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez on Monday said his campaign has the proof it needs to show that he was the winner of Sunday's highly anticipated election whose victory electoral authorities handed to President Nicolas Maduro.
Caracas, Jul 30 (AP) Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez on Monday said his campaign has the proof it needs to show that he was the winner of Sunday's highly anticipated election whose victory electoral authorities handed to President Nicolas Maduro.
Gonzalez and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado told reporters they have obtained more than 70 per cent of tally sheets, and they show Gonzalez ahead of Maduro.
“I speak to you with the calmness of the truth,” Gonzalez said as dozens of supporters gathered outside campaign headquarters in the capital, Caracas. "I want to tell you… that the will expressed yesterday through your vote will be respected… We have in our hands the tally sheets that demonstrate our victory.” (AP)
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