Venezuela's government Sunday doubled down on its intention to arrest the opposition leader who claims he defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year's election in the form of a threat from the ruling party-controlled congress.

Venezuela's government threatens to arrest opposition leader Edmundo González, who claims victory over Maduro, amid rising tensions ahead of the presidential term.

The former Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González, who claims to have won the election against Nicolás Maduro and is recognized by some countries as the legitimate president-elect of Venezuela,

González, who the United States recognized as the winner of last year's presidential election in Venezuela, kicked off an international tour on Saturday that will take him to Washington.

Venezuela’s opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia is calling for Venezuelan citizens to protest to make President Nicolás MaduroPresident Nicolás Maduro step down from his postition.