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Caracas– Majority anti-Chavez presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia said Thursday he remained “firmly on the side of the Venezuelan people” four days after an election in which he claimed victory over nine opponents, with President Nicolas Maduro declared the winner by the National Electoral Council (CNE).
“I remain firmly on the side of the people. I will not abandon you and I will always defend your will! Long live Venezuela. Glory to Pueblo Bravo,” the former ambassador said in a short and unique message published this Thursday on the social network X.
The opponent, along with nine other politicians who took part in last Sunday’s election, were summoned to appear in the Electoral Hall of the Supreme Court at 2:00 pm local time (6:00 pm GMT) this Friday. The TSJ – chaired by Chavista Caryslia Rodríguez – announced an investigation to “certify in an unrestricted way” the election results in response to a call made by Maduro.
González Urrutia did not comment for this story, nor did her main supporter, former deputy Maria Corina Machado, who on Thursday called for demonstrations against the official election results to be held in all cities of the country on Saturday.
The CNE reported that its systems had been hit by a cyberattack, but has not yet published the full results since declaring Maduro’s victory (in violation of regulations), despite the fact that 20% of the votes still remain to be counted, which amounts to more than two million votes that could change the outcome.
The majority opposition group, which forms the United Platform for Democracy (PUD), insisted its flag bearer had won the election and created a webpage containing electoral records that it claimed proved its claim.
Machado insisted on the need to reiterate that the United Democratic Alliance had won and expressed dissent to the official communiqué in the streets, which the Carter Center also questioned, warning that Venezuela’s elections could not be considered democratic. JS
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