The countries that declared Edmundo González president of Venezuela

The Governments of Ecuador, Panama, Uruguay and Costa Rica In recent hours, they have also come out to recognize González Urrutia as the winner of the elections.

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa indicated on his X account that González Urrutia is “the legitimate winner,” a recognition that “is based on respect for the legitimate will of the people of this nation, expressed forcefully at the polls and supported by the people with mobilization in the streets during the last few days.”

Meanwhile, Uruguayan Foreign Minister Omar Paganini also noted in X that “based on overwhelming evidence, it is clear to Uruguay that González Urrutia obtained the majority of votes in the Venezuelan presidential elections.”

For the Costa Rican government, Nicolás Maduro did not receive the majority of votes from Venezuelans and it is “indisputable that Edmundo González received the majority support of the Venezuelan people.”

Meanwhile, the president of PanamaJosé Raúl Mulino, stated that his country “joins in recognizing Edmundo González Urrutia as the elected president of Venezuela. May respect for the popular will prevail as the basis of democracy.”

Chilean President Gabriel Boric was one of the first international leaders to demand transparency in the vote count and to question the results given on Sunday night by the National Electoral Council.

Paraguay reiterated “the need for the National Electoral Council make public the corresponding electoral records and allow an independent audit of them.”

The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, called on Latin America to unite “its positions and its forces” to demand an independent analysis of the electoral records of the presidential elections in Venezuela to clarify the official results, questioned by the opposition.

The role of Colombia, Brazil and Mexico

In contrast to most of the countries in America, Colombia, Brazil and Mexico – whose governments are allies or close to Maduro – stated in a joint statement that “electoral disputes” must be resolved through “institutional” means and that the principle of popular sovereignty must be respected through the “impartial verification of results.”

At the same time, they called on political actors to act with “maximum caution and restraint” during the protests against the official results announced by the CNE, to avoid “an escalation of violent episodes,” after at least twelve deaths were reported – among them a soldier – and hundreds of arrests.

This week, Maduro’s government ordered the withdrawal of its ambassadors from Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay and expelled the diplomatic missions of those countries from Venezuelan territory.

On Friday, the CNE confirmed Maduro as the winner of the race with 51.95% of the votes, compared to 43.18% of support obtained by the opposition candidate González Urrutia, with 96.87% of the votes counted.