Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has sparked controversy by stating he will only transfer power to a fellow Chavista, amid escalating tensions with opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia. Following the disputed July 28 elections, where Maduro was declared the winner without transparent vote counts, an arrest warrant has been issued against González, leading to condemnation from seven Latin American countries.
The arrest warrant has been criticized as a political maneuver to silence opposition voices, with the Democratic Unitary Platform of Venezuela demanding transparency in the electoral process instead of arrest warrants. Meanwhile, the U.S. has seized a plane linked to Maduro, intensifying the ongoing scrutiny of his regime.
