president-elect
noun
: a person who has been elected president but who has not officially become president yet
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Moreover, either formal international recognition of Edmundo González Urrutia as Venezuela's rightful president-elect—the winer of the 2024 election that Maduro stole—or a clear timetable for free and fair presidential elections is essential.
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Boris Muñoz, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
Several countries, including the United States and Spain, had recognized the opposition candidate Edmundo González as the president-elect following the vote.
—Flora Charner, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Opposition candidate González Urrutia—recognized internationally as the president-elect—and his supporters say the election was rigged, forcing thousands more Venezuelans into exile.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
In December of that year, right after the election, Jelly Roll chatted with the president-elect and hammed it up with Speaker Mike Johnson at a UFC fight.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
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Boris Muñoz, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
Several countries, including the United States and Spain, had recognized the opposition candidate Edmundo González as the president-elect following the vote.
—Flora Charner, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Opposition candidate González Urrutia—recognized internationally as the president-elect—and his supporters say the election was rigged, forcing thousands more Venezuelans into exile.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
In December of that year, right after the election, Jelly Roll chatted with the president-elect and hammed it up with Speaker Mike Johnson at a UFC fight.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
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“President-elect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/president-elect. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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