Endorsements in the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Venezuela on 28 July 2024 to choose a president for a six-year term beginning on 10 January 2025.[1][2] President Nicolás Maduro ran for a third consecutive term, while former diplomat Edmundo González Urrutia represented the Unitary Platform (Spanish: Plataforma Unitaria Democrática; PUD), the main opposition political alliance.
The Unitary Platform held primaries in October 2023, which were won in a landslide by María Corina Machado.[3] A few months earlier, in June 2023, she had been disqualified for fifteen years by the Comptroller General of Venezuela, but the decision was pending in court.[4][5][6]
After she was barred from running, Machado's endorsement of González was an important factor in the election[7] as he gained support from even former socialist supporters of the government,[8] along with support from the Machado-led opposition.[9][10]
A list of endorsements in the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election follows.
Edmundo González
- Executive officials
- Andrés Caleca – Former president of the National Electoral Council[11]
- Rodrigo Cabezas Morales – Former Minister of Economy and Finance[12]
- Héctor Navarro – Former Minister of Education of Venezuela[13]
National officials
- Omar Barboza, former president of the National Assembly
- Julio Borges, former president of the National Assembly[14]
- Henry Ramos Allup, former president of the National Assembly[15]
- Juan Guaidó, former partially recognised president of Venezuela and of the National Assembly[16]
- Juan Pablo Guanipa, former deputy to the National Assembly[17]
- Tomás Guanipa, former deputy of the National Assembly[18]
- María Corina Machado, former deputy to the National Assembly and former nominee for president of the Unitary Platform[19]
- Carlos Ocariz, former deputy to the National Assembly[20]
- Delsa Solórzano, former deputy of the National Assembly[21]
- Freddy Superlano, former deputy of the National Assembly[22]
- Local officials
- Oswaldo Álvarez Paz, former governor of Zulia state[23]
- Henrique Capriles, former governor of Miranda state and former nominee for president of the Democratic Unity Roundtable[24]
- Henri Falcon, former governor of Lara state and former candidate for president[25]
- Sergio Garrido, governor of Barinas state[26]
- Antonio Ledezma, former Metropolitan Mayor of Caracas[27]
- Leopoldo López, former mayor of Chacao municipality[15]
- César Pérez Vivas, former governor of Táchira state[28]
- Manuel Rosales, governor of Zulia state[16]
- David Smolansky, former mayor of El Hatillo municipality[29]
- Andrés Velásquez, former governor of Bolivar state[30]
- Henrique Salas Römer, former governor of Carabobo state[31]
- Notable individuals
- Fabiana Rosales, former partially recognised First Lady of Venezuela[32]
- Corina Yoris, former candidate for president of the Unitary Platform[33]
- Political parties
- Justice First[34]
- Popular Will[35]
- Democratic Action[36]
- Come Venezuela[37]
- Radical Cause[38]
- Copei[39]
- Encuentro Ciudadano[40]
- National Convergence[41]
- Red Flag (officially)[42]
- Ecological Movement of Venezuela (de jure)
- Un Nuevo Tiempo[36]
- Movimiento por Venezuela
- Movement to Socialism
- Democratic Republican Union
- Nueva Visión para mi País
- Movimiento Republicano (de jure)
- Movement for a Responsible, Sustainable and Entrepreneurial Venezuela
- Neighborhood Force (faction)
- Project Venezuela[31]
- Fearless People's Alliance[43]
- Organización Fuerza en Movimiento
- Cuentas Claras
- Gente Emergente
- Unión y Progreso
- Nueva Visión para mi País
- International politicians
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil[44]
- Brian A. Nichols, american diplomat[45]
Nicolás Maduro
- Executive officials
- Jorge Arreaza, Former Vice President of Venezuela[46]
- Elías Jaua, Former Vice President of Venezuela[47]
- Delcy Rodriguez, Vice President of Venezuela[48]
- National officials
- Diosdado Cabello, Deputy of the National Assembly[49]
- Jorge Rodríguez, President of the National Assembly[50]
- Carlos Prosperi – Former Deputy to the National Assembly[51]
- Local officials
- Carmen Meléndez – Former governor of Lara state[52]
- Héctor Rodríguez Castro, governor of Miranda state[53]
- Rafael Lacava, governor of Carabobo state[54]
- Morel Rodríguez, governor of Nueva Esparta state[55]
- Alberto Galindez, governor of Cojedes state[56]
- Juan Carlos Zamora, mayor of Tinaco municipality[57]
- Political parties
- United Socialist Party of Venezuela[58]
- Venezuelan Popular Unity[59]
- Patria Para Todos[60]
- For Social Democracy[61]
- Movimiento Revolucionario Tupamaro[62]
- People's Electoral Movement[62]
- Authentic Renewal Organization
- Individuals
- Henrys Silva– singer[63]
- Roger Waters – English singer[64]
- International politicians
- Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua[65]
- Rosario Murillo, Vicepresident of Nicaragua[66]
- Evo Morales, Former President of Bolivia[67]
Others
Luis Eduardo Martínez was endorsed by Juan Carlos Alvarado, Deputy to the National Assembly;[68] Luis Ratti, former independent candidate for president;[68] and the political parties Democratic Action (minority faction), COPEI (minority faction) and Red Flag (minority faction).
Antonio Ecarri was endorsed by political parties Neighborhood Force (partial); Alianza del Lápiz; Progressive Advance (intervened by the National Electoral Council);[69] and Cambiemos Movimiento Ciudadano.
Enrique Márquez was endorsed by the Communist Party of Venezuela[70] and the Networks Party.
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