Venezuelan Opposition Leader Edmundo González's International Tour and Defiance Against Maduro

SOURCE www.npr.org
Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González embarks on international tour as US recognizes him as election winner, plans to return to Venezuela to be sworn in despite Maduro's control; faces arrest warrant and $100,000 reward for information on his whereabouts.

Key Points

  • US recognizes González as election winner, plans to return to Venezuela
  • Maduro controls all institutions and military, poses challenge for González
  • González embarks on international tour, faces arrest warrant

Pros

  • US recognition of González as election winner
  • International support for González's cause of freedom
  • Efforts to highlight the plight of Venezuelans under Maduro's regime

Cons

  • Arrest warrant issued for González
  • Maduro's government offering $100,000 reward for information on González's whereabouts
  • Diplomatic tensions between Argentina and Venezuela