Venezuela’s quiet opposition leader: Why Edmundo González is on the sidelines of a power struggle
- Posted on February 15, 2026
- By CNN
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Venezuela’s quiet opposition leader: Why Edmundo González is on the sidelines of a power struggle

In the weeks following the US military capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the world’s attention turned to who was best placed to run a country that had spent 13 years under his authoritarian regime. The man the US backed in the 2024 presidential Venezuelan election, however, has not been center stage.