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Venezuelan government labels new opposition presidential choice as 'the candidate of imperialism'

Diosdado Cabello, a senior figure in the Maduro government (Credit: AFP)

Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia was recently revealed as the opposition's candidate in Venezuela's upcoming presidential elections, and the Maduro government has recognized him as such by criticizing him.

Diosdado Cabello, a senior figure of the administration, called Gonzalez Urrutia "the candidate of imperialism," saying that his proposals revolve around "asking for more sanctions and blockades" against Venezuela.

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