Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia and Enrique Márquez did not sign the agreement to respect the results of the Venezuelan elections
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said former ambassador Edmundo González Urrutia, of the Unitary Platform group, and Enrique Márquez, of the Centrados party, are planning a coup. Neither of them participated in signing the agreement to respect the results of the Venezuelan elections. The information is from France Press agency.
Of the ten candidates in this year's elections in Venezuela, 8 went National Electoral Council Last Thursday (June 20, 2024) to sign an agreement recognizing the results Presidential elections.
Elections are scheduled to be held July 28. The presidential campaign officially begins on July 4th.
“Why do you think they are? [González e Márquez] Didn't they sign the agreement respecting the CNE and the results? Because they intend to scream fraud, because they intend to give coup”Maduro told his supporters.
Gonzalez said in a statement that he did not sign the agreement because it was already established in the constitutional framework between the Venezuelan government and the opposition, mediated by Norway and with the participation of the United States. He also said that the document was imposed unilaterally.
Enrique Márquez also referred to the agreement as “from one side”. He said in a speech that the document “Useless because it is redundant, completely incomplete, and ignorant of reality.”
“I would be interested in discussing this document, and if it is the result of a discussion among all the candidates.” He said.
Gonzalez is Maduro's main competitor in this year's elections. Last Friday (June 21, 2024), 10 elected Venezuelan mayors were disqualified from holding public office for 15 years after declaring their support for the opposition.
