Capriles asks Marquez and Rausseo to support Gonzalez Urrutia’s candidacy

The former governor of Miranda state, Henry Caprilessaid Thursday that candidates Enrique Márquez and Benjamín Rausseo should step aside from the race for the presidential elections and instead support the candidacy of Edmundo González Urrutia.

Interviewed in Union Radiothe political leader, disqualified along with María Corina Machado and other opposition figures from holding public office, questioned the popular support that Márquez and Rausseo might have.

Instead, he stressed that González Urrutia has done a sufficiently positive job to generate a polarization of the opposition vote in his favor, being directly related as the figure to be measured once morest the ruling party.

Capriles too He praised González Urrutia’s speechwho highlighted his diplomatic characteristics instead of segmenting the population and betting on confrontation.

“I don’t think it’s necessary to put Edmundo González in an event on Bolívar Avenue in Caracas. There is a desire to vote despite the attacks once morest our tool. Unity was achieved.”held.

He also noted that hopes that from the administration of Nicolas Maduro Do not impose a policy of persecution once morest the candidate of the Democratic Unitary Platformsomething that, in his opinion, would be “a historic mistake.”

“Hopefully it will be sooner, but on July 28th I see that the result is announced and Edmundo González wins and a call is made between him and Nicolás Maduro of recognition. Two days later I would expect Edmundo González going to the Miraflores Palace, liaison groups”he commented.