Posters, murals, signs, shirts, even action figures — Nicolás Maduro’s mustached face is ubiquitous in the blistering streets of Caracas, watching over Venezuelans voting in Sunday’s presidential election. The main opposition candidate is centrist Edmundo González Urrutia, a diplomat and political analyst who was the Venezuelan ambassador to Argentina under Hugo Chávez’s first presidency between 1998 and 2002. González Urrutia was not the MUD’s first choice. However, only 2,600 will vote, according to Charbel Najm, vice-president for the Southern Cone of the opposition Primero Justicia party. “Today, our party is kidnapped,” he said, adding that Primero Justicia called to vote on González Urrutia.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald July 29, 2024 04:35 UTC