Edmundo González gains Panama's backing for his victory claim in Venezuela against Nicolas Maduro in July's presidential election.

Self-exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González is rallying regional support for the opposition's claims that he won the July election against President Nicolás Maduro.

Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González is mobilizing regional backing, asserting he won July’s election over President Nicolás Maduro.

Venezuelan opposition parties and NGOs decried the arrests of a prominent press freedom activist and a well-known opposition figure, among others, ahead of planned protests against Friday's inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro for his third term.

Greenland, Canada, the Panama Canal, Venezuela, and Cuba will likely consume his agenda should he be confirmed in the post

Trump needs to ask himself what would be more impressive: to be known as the president who did what 11 other presidents could not do (free Cuba) or the guy who shaved a few bucks off canal tolls.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Venezuela’s opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez waves a Venezuelan flag during a meeting with supporters in ...

"Venezuela is facing very complicated times ... Maduro's claim of victory met with sharp criticism across the region. Panama was one of the first Latin American countries to demand from Venezuelan ...

Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino, left, receives from Venezuela's opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia a copy of Venezuela's 2024 election tallies at the presidential palace in Panama ...

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Days before Venezuela’s presidential inauguration, self-exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González was in Panama Wednesday rallying regional support for the ...

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Edmundo González, recognized by the U.S. as Venezuela’s president-elect, is on a mission to bolster global support before autocrat Nicolás Maduro is sworn in this week.