A few weeks ago, Edmundo González Urrutia was just another grandfather visiting his daughter and grandchildren, who live abroad, enjoying two months of family time.
Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzlez Urrutia of the Democratic Unitary Platform , the alliance that brings together the main parties and leaders of the opposition, speaks during an interview at his home in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, May 9, 2024. – A few weeks ago, Edmundo González Urrutia was just another grandfather visiting his daughter and grandchildren, who live abroad, enjoying two months of family time in retirement.
González became the opposition Unitary Platform's candidate last month after former lawmaker María Corina Machado, wholast year, and her handpicked alternative were banned from registering. The coalition’s leaders selected him 15 days after he returned from vacation, and he accepted under a few conditions, including that his wife be convinced of the decision.
Asked what role Machado would have in his government should he win, González said it was “premature to think what position she is going to take." What matters at the moment, he said, is that Machado and the Unitary Platform are “rowing in the same direction.” His last post was as Venezuela’s ambassador to Argentina during the first years of Hugo Chávez’s presidency. More recently, he worked as an international relations consultant, writing about recent political developments in Argentina as well as authoring a historical work on Venezuela’s foreign minister during World War II.
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