Venezuela’s opposition candidate ‘forced’ to accept Maduro presidential election win

Venezuela’s opposition candidate was forced to admit Nicolas Maduro as the election winner in July. Edmundo Gonzalez released a video message on Wednesday claiming that the Maduro regime pressured him into signing a letter stating he lost the election.The country’s presidential election has been mired in controversy ever since Maduro, the incumbent, was declared the winner by the country’s National Electoral Council.

In the letter, Gonzalez stated that he respected Venezuela’s National Electoral Council’s decision to declare Maduro the winner. It was addressed to National Assembly leader Jorge Rodriguez with a date of Sept. 7,Gonzalez categorized the letter as a compromised statement caused by “coercion,” multiple outlets reported.



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