A Venezuelan judge issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Edmundo González, accusing him of various crimes in connection to the disputed results of the July presidential election. González, a former diplomat, has not appeared before prosecutors and has not made any public statements since the election. Authorities are focusing on tally sheets, which are seen as proof of election results, to investigate the outcome of the election. While ruling party officials declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner, the opposition claims that González actually won by a large margin based on their analysis of tally sheets from over 80% of voting machines. International pressure is mounting for a breakdown of the election results, with Maduro requesting an audit of the process by the high court, which has sided with him. González has criticized the lack of due process in the investigation and accused the Attorney General of being politically biased. The opposition remains united in their quest for freedom, with leader María Corina Machado denouncing the arrest warrant as a threat. An analysis of the tally sheets released by the opposition suggests that González received significantly more votes than officially declared, casting doubt on the legitimacy of Maduro’s victory. The processed tally sheets show González with more votes on 20,476 receipts, compared to only 3,157 for Maduro.
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