Tag: Bolivarian National Armed Forces

• Monday, January 6th 2025 - 10:45 UTC

  González Urrutia recalls that his inauguration would make him commander-in-chief of Venezuela's armed forces

  

  Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia who insists he won the controversial July 28 elections and will be sworn in next Friday in Caracas warned his country's armed forces that, as of that day, he will become their “commander in chief.” As such, he demanded absolute loyalty, which has nonetheless been pledged to the incumbent Nicolás Maduro.