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CARACAS, VENEZUELA - JULY 28: Opposition candidate Edmundo González of the Plataforma Unitaria Democrática Coalition hugs a child after casting his vote during the presidential elections at Colegio Santo Tomás de Villanueva on July 28, 2024 in Las Mercedes, Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuelans go to polls for the presidential election between Nicolás Maduro, current president, and Opposition candidate Edmundo González of the Plataforma Unitaria Democrática Coalition. (Photo by Alfredo Lasry R/Getty Images)

CARACAS, VENEZUELA - JULY 28: Opposition candidate Edmundo González of the Plataforma Unitaria Democrática Coalition hugs a child after casting his vote during the presidential elections at Colegio Santo Tomás de Villanueva on July 28, 2024 in Las Mercedes, Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuelans go to polls for the presidential election between Nicolás Maduro, current president, and Opposition candidate Edmundo González of the Plataforma Unitaria Democrática Coalition. (Photo by Alfredo Lasry R/Getty Images)