New Delhi, June 1 -- Venezuela 's former opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez called on Saturday for presidential elections as the five-month mark of interim President Delcy Rodriguez's administration approaches in the wake of the U.S. military intervention that ousted Nicolas Maduro in early January.

The 76-year-old former diplomat was recognized by several countries as the legitimate winner of the July 2024 elections amid a post-election crisis and street protests as the opposition alleged fraud.

Electoral records that showed Gonzalez's victory over Maduro were deemed credible by international observers.

In a message posted on social media, Gonzalez stated that it is time to "build the conditions for holding presidential elections t...