Venezuela opposition candidate rejects Supreme Court summons

FILE PHOTO: Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez speaks at a presidential election campaign closing rally in Caracas, Venezuela, July 25, 2024. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez, who insists he won the country's July 28 election, did not answer a Supreme Court summons on Wednesday, after publishing a letter saying he would be at risk of arrest if he went.

The country's highest court, responding to an appeal by President Nicolas Maduro, summoned the election's 10 candidates and representatives of the parties that nominated them to attend what it said was a certification of the results.