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Exiled Candidate Returns: U.S. and Argentina Back Him

1/5/2025

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Venezuelan exiled presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia makes a bold return to South America, meeting with Argentina's President Javier Milei, a staunch opponent of Nicolás Maduro. His journey, which also takes him to Uruguay and the U.S., follows his escape from Venezuela to avoid arrest during a contentious election. Both the U.S. and Argentina acknowledge him as the rightful president-elect.

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Venezuelan exiled presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia makes a bold return to South America, meeting with Argentina's President Javier Milei, a staunch opponent of Nicolás Maduro. His journey, which also takes him to Uruguay and the U.S., follows his escape from Venezuela to avoid arrest during a contentious election. Both the U.S. and Argentina acknowledge him as the rightful president-elect.