Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is lifted onto the stage during the campaign launch for Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia, in La Victoria, Venezuela, Saturday, May 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia flashes a V hand sign accompanied by opposition leader Mariana Corina Machado, as he kicks off his campaign for the upcoming election, in La Victoria, Venezuela, Saturday, May 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
A supporter holds a handmade sign with a message that reads in Spanish: "Enough with the blackouts", at the campaign launch of Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia, in La Victoria, Venezuela, Saturday, May 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Supporters hold an electoral poster promoting Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia during the launch of his campaign for the upcoming election, in La Victoria, Venezuela, Saturday, May 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia, center, and opposition leader Mariana Corina Machado, second right, attend the launch of his campaign for the upcoming election, in La Victoria, Venezuela, Saturday, May 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Supporters attend the campaign launch of Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia, in La Victoria, Venezuela, Saturday, May 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia, left center, and opposition leader Mariana Corina Machado greet supporters at the launch of his campaign for the upcoming election, in La Victoria, Venezuela, Saturday, May 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia, center raising a cap, acknowledges supporters at the launch of his campaign for the upcoming election, in La Victoria, Venezuela, Saturday, May 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
A supporter, with a rosary wrapped around her hands, attends the campaign launch of Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia in La Victoria, Venezuela, Saturday, May 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)