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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by CSMastermind on Saturday January 03, 2026 @10:08AM (#46477522)
The US has long recognized Edmundo González as the rightful president of the country following the 2024 election. I imagine they will try to install him.

Alternatively there's María Corina Machado who overwhelmingly won the presidential primary for that election but wasn't allowed to run.

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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by ch4s3 on Saturday January 03, 2026 @10:42AM (#46477912)
It’s not just the US that recognizes González, the evidence was pretty clear that he won in a landslide.
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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by aeyes on Saturday January 03, 2026 @09:50PM (#46484316)
But this is not the result of a free election, more promising candidates like Machado were not able to run: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-opposition-...

So you can't just install this person as president now.

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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by ch4s3 on Saturday January 03, 2026 @10:05PM (#46484410)
González ran in Machado's place.
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