If you’re thinking that the announced results of the July 29 elections in Venezuela sound suspiciously like a rerun of their 2018 elections, that simply means that you have a good memory. As you may recall, all of the available international polling showed President Nicolas Maduro trailing opposition candidate Juan Guaido badly and the reporting from individual precincts indicated that Maduro lost handily. But he declared himself the winner days later and ordered the Supreme Court to certify the results. The United States recognized Guaido as the legitimate president of Venezuela by order of President Donald Trump, along with many other nations. That made no practical difference, however, and Maduro retained power. Well, last week it happened again. And Washington is now recognizing opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as the winner. Maduro obviously has no intention of…
US Recognizes Venezuelan Opposition Candidate as President… Again – HotAir
