Venezuelan Government Offers $100,000 Reward for Info on Opposition’s Presidential Candidate

Edmundo González fled the country last year after disputing the results of the presidential election.

Venezuela's Edmundo González Urrutia waves at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Dec. 17, 2024. Pascal Bastien/AP Photo

Venezuela’s government is offering a $100,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of exiled opposition candidate Edmundo González, who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year’s election.

Thursday’s offer of a reward for González comes just days before Maduro, who leads the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela, is set to begin his third term in office.