“In the end I feel sorry for you, sir, González Urrutia, who asked me for mercydon’t keep your word, don’t keep your word with what you committed to and claim your own clumsiness and your own cowardice to try to save I don’t know what,” he said. Ripe referring to the statements of the 75-year-old former diplomat, who said he had been “coerced” by Venezuelan authorities for exile.
“I feel sorry for the pataruco (a rooster that is not good for fighting), in the end it turned out to be a pataruco (…). No one can claim their own clumsiness in their own defense. Gonzalez Urrutia, No one can plead his own cowardice and his own betrayal of his followers in self-defense.“, Maduro said.
Edmundo González Urrutia denounced having signed “under duress” a document that recognizes the victory of Nicolás Maduro
The president’s reaction responds to a Message from González Urrutia after the publication of a lettersigned by him and the president of Parliament, the powerful Chavista leader Jorge Rodríguez, in which an agreement was established for his departure from Venezuela.
“While I was sheltering at the residence of the Spanish ambassador, the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, and the vice president of the Republic, Delcy Rodríguez, showed up with a document that I would have to endorse to allow me to leave the country,” González said. “In other words, either I signed it or I faced the consequences.”
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For these reasons, Gonzalez Urrutia He assures that it is about “A document produced under duress is void of absolute nullitydue to a serious defect in consent.” And then he explains why he decided to sign it: “At that moment I considered that I could be more useful free than locked up and unable to fulfill the tasks entrusted to me by the sovereign.”
“I will not remain silent, I will never betray them,” promised and demanded that the government of Nicolás Maduro disclose the voting records. Gonzalez Urrutia, refugee in Spain Since September 8, he has been denouncing fraud and claiming victory in the elections.
The European Parliament recognized Edmundo González Urrutia as president of Venezuela
With 309 votes in favor, 201 against and 12 abstentions, the European Parliament recognized him this Thursday as the “legitimate president” of Venezuelaamid questions about Maduro’s re-election on July 28, in a resolution that the Venezuelan Parliament described as a “disastrous aggression.”
The MEPs They urged the international community to exert “pressure” on the Maduro government and “his closest circle so that they accept the democratic will of the Venezuelan people, Recognizing Edmundo González Urrutia as legitimate president and democratically elected.”
In its resolution, The European Parliament urged the European Union (EU) to “do everything possible to ensure” that González Urrutia can take office On January 10, 2025, González responded on social media: “I thank the European Parliament for this recognition that transcends me; it is the recognition of the sovereign will of the people of Venezuela and the thunderous voice of a majority that demands that the truth be respected.”
The United States and several Latin American governments also recognized González Urrutia as the winner.
Source: Ambito

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