US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on Friday with Venezuelan opposition leaders Edmundo Gonzalez and Maria Corina Machado after the South American nation’s disputed presidential election, the State Department said.
Blinken congratulated Gonzalez “for receiving the most votes” in Sunday’s election and voiced concern for the safety of Gonzalez and Machado, the department said in statement. On Thursday, Blinken recognized Gonzalez as the winner of the vote.
The United States and American entrepreneur Elon Musk are behind the failed coup attempt in Venezuela, the Bolivarian republic’s President Nicolas Maduro told a news conference.
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