The Venezuela opposition leader the US has recognized as president-elect is scheduled to meet with President Joe Biden on Monday, days before Donald Trump takes over in the US and faces his own decision about how to handle relations with a country that’s a major source of undocumented immigrants.
Edmundo González won the most votes in last July’s presidential election, the US, European Union and international bodies and election observers have affirmed based on voter data. But Venezuela’s election authority declared authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro the winner without presenting evidence, and he’s slated to begin a third term in the South American nation on Jan. 10.