Edmundo González, who is recognized by the United States as the president-elect of Venezuela, said his son-in-law was kidnapped by hooded men.

Edmundo González said his son-in-law, Rafael Tudares, was kidnapped while on his way to drop off González's two grandchildren at a school in Caracas.

Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez, who says he won a July presidential election and is recognized by multiple countries as president-elect, said he had a fruitful meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden and spoke at length with President-elect Donald Trump's security advisor.

Venezuela’s government has doubled down on its intention to arrest the opposition leader who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year’s election.

Venezuela’s exiled opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia has urged the Venezuelan military to recognize him as their commander-in-chief and “put an end to the leadership” of President Nicolás Maduro,

The Venezuelan opposition leader who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year’s presidential election has met with U.S. President Joe Biden

She claimed his generals fear being abandoned by allies Russia and Iran following the collapse of the Syrian regime, with which Maduro’s government had strong ties. “Don’t you think that Maduro has seen himself [reflected] in the eyes of [Bashar] al-Assad?