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Venezuela’s opposition coalition will enter into confrontation with the president Nicolas Maduro in the July elections represented by Edmundo Gonzaleza candidate appointed last Friday hours before the replacement
Venezuela’s opposition coalition will enter into confrontation with the president Nicolas Maduro in the July elections represented by Edmundo Gonzaleza candidate appointed last Friday hours before the replacement deadline and seen by analysts and leaders as a diplomat with a modest career who has so far kept a low profile.
Gonzalez, 74, held complementary positions at the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry in the 1990s and 1990s. He was ambassador to Argentina from 1999 to 2002.at the beginning of the reign of former President Hugo Chavez, Maduro’s mentor.
His appointment comes amid tensions within the opposition over the determination of the comedian candidate after the country’s highest court. ratify the disqualification of Maria Corina Machado from holding public officewinner of the October primary.
The disqualification of candidates and the arrest of activists drew international condemnation. The United States reimposed oil sanctions on the country this week following government announcements failed to comply with the terms of the electoral agreement signed with the opposition six months ago.
“Edmundo (Gonzalez) is very professional. reserved and with very strong democratic convictions. He is not a fan of using big or radical words,” said Jesus Torrealba, former secretary general of the opposition Coalition of Democratic Unity (now the Unitary Platform) who worked with Gonzalez.
New opposition candidate who had the support of all political partieswas the international relations adviser to the opposition coalition for three years and accompanied many leaders on international tours to explain the South American country’s political, economic and social crisis.
Gonzalez’s registration was temporary while internal negotiations took place. The decision to retain the ballot came just one day before the deadline for replacement. It was temporarily registered by the oppositionas Corina Joris, who was appointed as Machado’s replacement, was not accepted by the election body’s online system.
Gonzalez is little known and has a modest reputation.said political leaders. He made no statements after his appointment as interim candidate.
In early April, Venezuelan columnist Alberto Barrera analyzed the political and social situation that the Latin American country is experiencing:
“He is well versed in international, economic and political issues. He speaks English and French. Very tolerant and listening,” said Jose Guerra, an opposition leader who knows his leadership in the coalition. “He faces a difficult election campaign,” he admitted.
Although the opposition has nominated a candidate, uncertainty over the process and that candidate’s fate will continue in the coming days, according to analysts and opponents who believe obstacles for the July race will increase.
Gonzalez’s appointment “was the most rational decision that the Unitary Platform could make.” He is a little-known candidate and his challenge will be made public.“Said Ricardo Rios, director of local consulting company Strategy and Power. “It doesn’t have a higher failure rate,” he added.
A More Consulting study this month found that 46% of those surveyed They expressed their intention to vote for the candidate supported by Machado.and the intention to vote for Maduro is 21.6%.
Reuters
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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