CARACAS, Venezuela — 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.
CARACAS, Venezuela — 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. But the leisurely pace — and the anonymity — will have to wait as he now campaigns to become Venezuela’s next president. President is not a title González Urrutia ever sought.
“Those feelings of joy — of a democratic party at its core — are awakening.” Asked what role Machado would have in his government should he win, González Urrutia 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.” Machado is not a member of the platform, but she was allowed to participate in its Oct. 22 primary, which she won with more than 90% of support.
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