2 days Ago By France 24
Venezuelan authorities set a $100,000 reward on Thursday for information on Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, as the exiled opposition candidate, who asserts that he won the Venezuelan presidency from Nicolas Maduro in July, is expected to return to South America from his exile in Spain. authorities announced Thursday they are offering $100,000 for information leading to the capture of opposition candidate , who has left exile in and is on his way to . Gonzalez Urrutia, who insists he beat Venezuelan President at the polls in July, was expected in Buenos Aires in the coming hours, a presidential source there told AFP.
"Our tour of Latin America begins. First stop: Argentina," wrote Gonzalez Urrutia on X, sharing a statement that said he will meet with Argentine leader on Saturday, and calling on Venezuelans to rally in the central Plaza de Mayo. The 75-year-old has pledged to return to his country to be sworn in as president on January 10 in place of Maduro, who is set to take the oath of office that day with the backing of the loyal military.
Venezuelan police published on social media Thursday a photo of the previously little-known ex-diplomat with the word "wanted" under the image. Judicial sources confirmed to AFP that the poster will be displayed at airports and police checkpoints across the country. Read also:.
