The European Parliament on September 19 passed a non-binding resolution recognising Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia as the 'legitimate and democratically elected President of Venezuela',

Edmundo González said the government made him sign a document recognizing President Nicolás Maduro as the election winner before he could flee to Spain.

Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González said he was put under pressure to sign a document recognising the electoral victory of President Nicolás Maduro, in a post on X. González is currently in Spain and said his signature was a condition imposed by Maduro's government for letting him travel to Spain,