![Ariana Cubillos Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who has been banned from running for office, meets with supporters as she campaigns for the opposition's candidate in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Friday, May 3, 2024. Venezuela's opposition is rallying behind the unknown former diplomat Edmundo Gonzalez to challenge Nicolas Maduro in the July 28th presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7bd787a84125487f904eac28886d4211/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who has been banned from running for office, meets with supporters as she campaigns for the opposition's candidate in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Friday, May 3, 2024. Venezuela's opposition is rallying behind the unknown former diplomat Edmundo Gonzalez to challenge Nicolas Maduro in the July 28th presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
![Regina Garcia Cano Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado addresses supporters gathered in Sabana de Mendoza, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Edmundo González Urrutia became the opposition Unitary Platform's candidate for president after Machado, who won the opposition's presidential primary in 2023, and her handpicked alternative were banned from registering for the July 28 election. (AP Photo/Regina Garcia Cano)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/819afc7232f34fa68d963c663f55f165/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado addresses supporters gathered in Sabana de Mendoza, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Edmundo González Urrutia became the opposition Unitary Platform's candidate for president after Machado, who won the opposition's presidential primary in 2023, and her handpicked alternative were banned from registering for the July 28 election. (AP Photo/Regina Garcia Cano)
![Ariana Cubillos A billboard featuring Venezuelan oppositions leaders; Leopoldo Lopez, left, María Corina Machado and Juan Guaido, accompanied with a message that accuses the trio of seeking the economic U.S. sanctions, towers over a street in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4b40b9482f9740b3a95145199472b910/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A billboard featuring Venezuelan oppositions leaders; Leopoldo Lopez, left, María Corina Machado and Juan Guaido, accompanied with a message that accuses the trio of seeking the economic U.S. sanctions, towers over a street in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)