US says Gonzalez Urrutia was the winner of Venezuelan elections

The United States ambassador to the Organization of American States (l), and the representative of the State Department for Latin America, Brian Nichols, participate in an extraordinary session of the OAS, this Wednesday in Washington (United States). EFE/ Lenin Nolly

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The United States ambassador to the Organization of American States (l), and the representative of the State Department for Latin America, Brian Nichols, participate in an extraordinary session of the OAS, this Wednesday in Washington (United States). EFE/ Lenin Nolly

The U.S. State Department’s representative for Latin America, Brian Nichols, said on Wednesday that there is evidence “irrefutable” to declare the victory of the opposition candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia, in the Venezuelan presidential elections of July 28.

“With the irrefutable evidence based on the voting records, which everyone can see, it is clear” that the opposition politician “He defeated Nicolás Maduro with millions of votes” advantage, the diplomat said before the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), reported EFE.

On Tuesday, andThe Government of Peru had already recognized González Urrutia as president-elect of Venezuela.

The foreign minister of that country, Javier González-Olaechea, expressed to the state channel TV Perú, that “This position is shared by numerous countries, governments and international organisations.”