US EditionVenezuela’s main opposition bloc agrees on candidate to challenge Maduro in presidential election
- The main opposition coalition in Venezuela has chosen Edmundo González as its presidential nominee against Nicolás Maduro in the upcoming election, making the decision just before the candidacy deadline.
- The decision was unanimously agreed upon by 10 parties within the Unitary Democratic Platform after a five-hour meeting.
- Previously, the opposition faced obstacles when trying to register their preferred candidate, María Corina Machado, who was disqualified from running by the government-controlled State Comptroller's Office.
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The United Democratic Platform confirmed on Friday Edmundo González as its unity candidate to challenge President Nicolás Maduro in the July elections.
As Venezuela's presidential elections approach, the main opposition coalition declares diplomat Edmundo González Urrutia, who has served as ambassador to Argentina, as their candidate. The Plataforma Unitaria Democrática (PUD) has unanimously approved González Urrutia's candidacy after a high-level debate. González Urrutia is now the official opposition candidate set to face President Nicolás Maduro in the July 28th election.
Venezuela’s United Democratic Platform (UPD), which unites the main opposition parties, has designated diplomat Edmundo González Urrutia as the final candidate for the July 28 presidential elections, in a decision that comes after weeks of bureaucratic work and negotiations. González Urrutia’s name was not initially in the forecasts, but the opposition registered him ‘in extremis’ among the candidates after the 2023 primary winner, María Corina …
A former diplomat replacing Corina Machado, banned from voting
Venezuela’s Main Opposition Bloc Agrees on Candidate to Challenge Maduro in Presidential Election
Venezuela's main opposition coalition agreed Friday to unite behind former diplomat Edmundo González as its challenger to President Nicolás Maduro in this summer's election, acting one day before the deadline to formalize its candidate. The decision was reached unanimously by the 10 parties in the Unitary Democratic Platform, Omar Barboza, the coalition's executive secretary, said after a five-hour meeting that included discussions of other poss…
There will be elections in Venezuela at the end of July. With former ambassador Edmundo Gonzáles, the opposition has now nominated a new candidate for the presidential election.
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