Venezuela political opposition taps Gonzalez to be presidential candidate

Venezuela's major opposition coalition named Edmundo Gonzalez as its unity presidential candidate on Friday for July's election after intense internal negotiations to determine who could take on President Nicolas Maduro.

The campaign has been marked by arrests, with critics alleging that Maduro's ruling socialists have prevented a free and fair election.

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