CARACAS, Venezuela — His smile is confident, his hair well-combed and his eyes are squinting slightly: The first candidate you’ll likely see on the ballot in Venezuela’s upcoming presidential election is Nicolás Maduro, the incumbent seeking reelection. A supporter of opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez holds a poster featuring the presidential ballot as thousands wait for his arrival at a …
Venezuelan opposition is showing new life after naming a candidate to take on Maduro Venzuela's opposition finally gets to name a candidate to take on President Nicolas Maduro in July's election. OTIS: Machado is Venezuela's most popular opposition figure, and Pol show she would thrash Maduro in a free election. OTIS: Still, he says Gonzalez poses a real threat to …