President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González at the White House on Monday, according to a senior administration official. The meeting comes as the Biden administration recognized González as the nation's "president-elect" following Venezuela's disputed July elections.

US President Joe Biden calls Edmundo González "the true winner" of Venezuela's contested presidential election.

In South Florida, demonstrators will gather at Downtown Doral Park, 8395 NW 53rd St., with millions of Venezuelans around the world expected to participate in similar rallies.

Venezuelan migrant Mariangela Lozano longs for her homeland, but ahead of Friday's planned inauguration for President Nicolas Maduro's third term, she has begrudgingly opted to remain in Mexico and brave her meager living conditions.

Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González met with US President Joe Biden, seeking support in his campaign against President Nicolás Maduro, who faces a disputed election victory. The opposition claims González won with double the votes of Maduro.

Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro claimed Wednesday that two senior US officials were among seven foreign "mercenaries" arrested days before his swearing-in for a third term widely viewed as illegitimate.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Venezuelan opposition leader who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year’s presidential election met Monday with U.S. President Joe Biden just days ahead of Maduro’s contested inauguration to a third term.

Opponents of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro will take to the streets Thursday, in a last-ditch bid to prevent him from being sworn in for a highly controversial third term as president.Ruling party loyalists have also taken to the streets in a blunt warning to their opponents.

Edmundo González, recognized by the U.S. as Venezuela’s president-elect, is on a mission to bolster global support before autocrat Nicolás Maduro is sworn in this week.

Opponents of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro condemned a new crackdown on his critics ahead of planned protests Thursday over his inauguration for a highly contested third term later this week.

Venezuela’s government has unleashed a fresh wave of repression as the opposition plans nationwide protests to denounce Nicolás Maduro’s inauguration as president this week.