Edmundo González on meeting with Maduro: “We need to sit down at some point to talk”

Edmondo González, the opposition candidate for the presidential election in Venezuela, has said that he is ready to talk to President Nicolás Maduro.

In an interview with El Nacional, The 74-year-old candidate confirms that he took the pledge “as a contribution to the electoral process in the country”.

“I just assumed I was trying to execute that commitment as best as possible.”“, with the support and assistance of all the political forces present in the unity platform and relying on the leadership of María Corina Machado,” he pointed out.

A career diplomat, González was born in the town of La Victoria in the state of Aragua, 90 kilometers from Caracas., August 29, 1949. Graduated in International from the Central University of Venezuela. El Nacional reported that he was ambassador to Algeria and Argentina.

He explains that he wakes up very early, exercises, and then starts the day, which, until now, represents a total change in his life: “This is how we go everyday. We hold meetings with working groups. It is a unique and short-lived dynamic that has no precedent. “I try to do my best.”

He repeatedly asks and repeats that people join the campaign to “re-institutionalize democracy in Venezuela and restore the country.”

Gonzalez hinted at the possibility of talks with Nicolás Maduro “I don't want to see Chavismo as an enemy, but as a political enemy”Therefore, he has clarified that he rejects the possibility of conflict between the two parties in the presidential election. “Our desire is not to create further controversy. This is the reason why we should be a country that maintains the tradition we have had for years and ensure a peaceful transition to get out of this quagmire we are in,” he pointed out.

“With whom he is a political enemy “We need to sit down at some point to talk.”He adds.

The opposition candidate insisted that he did not plan to imagine a scenario of defeat against the ruling party. In the July 28 election.

Regarding speculation regarding alleged fractures within the opposition, Edmundo González highlighted that “if there was no unity, his candidacy would not have been unanimously appointed.”

In the same way, When asked about possible talks with the US, the diplomat pointed out that Gerardo Blight was responsible for the job. He made it clear that the leader of the opposition delegation in negotiations with the government, if he wins the election, will be directly responsible for addressing relations with that country.