Following a presidential election in Venezuela marked by allegations of widespread fraud, the defeated opposition candidate Edmundo González has been recognized as the true winner by a growing number of foreign countries. Ecuador, Panama, Uruguay and Costa Rica have joined the United States, Peru and Argentina in recogizing González, a former diplomat, over the authoritarian incumbent, President Nicolás Maduro. “Following the obvious falsification of the election results, the Ecuadorian government recognizes Edmundo González as the legitimate winner of the presidential election,” said a statem…