On Thursday 26 September, MEPs presented their candidates for the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize 2024, which awards individuals, groups and organisations that have made an outstanding contribution to the defence of freedom of thought.
Venezuelan Edmundo González Urrutia was nominated by the ECR Group. According to Carlo Fidanza (Italian), Mr González, the “elected candidate” in the Venezuelan presidential election, “represents hope for the people of Venezuela”. He has...