Venezuela Offers $100,000 Bounty for Exiled Opposition Leader Edmundo González

The opposition candidate, claiming victory in Venezuela's disputed election, begins a Latin American tour ahead of Maduro's inauguration.

Venezuelan authorities have announced a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Edmundo González, the opposition leader who fled to Spain after the contested July 2024 presidential election.
González insists he won the election by a significant margin, citing opposition-collected voting tallies, while the government declared Nicolás Maduro the winner without releasing detailed results.
The United States, European Union, and several Latin American countries recognize González as Venezuela's president-elect, while allies of Maduro, including Russia and China, back his claim to victory.
As part of an international tour, González has arrived in Argentina, where he met President Javier Milei, a vocal critic of Maduro, and plans to visit other regional leaders to garner support.
González has vowed to return to Venezuela by January 10 to be sworn in, coinciding with Maduro's planned inauguration for a third term, despite the risks posed by the arrest warrant and bounty.