Poilievre Calls on Ottawa to Recognize Venezuela Opposition Candidate as Election Winner

Published on August 4, 2024

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Ottawa to acknowledge Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia as the victor of the July 28 presidential election in that country—a stance similar to what the United States has taken. In a post on X on Aug. 3, Poilievre urged the federal government to “cut off all contacts” with Venezuela’s incumbent President Nicolás Maduro and his cadres, “kick out his diplomats and hit him with brutal sanctions.” “I am calling on the Canadian government to recognize the opposition won the Venezuelan election,” said Poilievre. His post included an Aug. 2 CNN report titled “US says Maduro lost Venezuela election as opposition leader says she’s in hiding.”...

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