Venezuela’s opposition is divided on which is the best path to remove President Nicolas Maduro, according to four people with direct knowledge of internal discussions.
While a group led by National Assembly President Henry Ramos Allup would be open to negotiating a release of political prisoners in exchange for delaying a referendum on Maduro, another set of parties led by Governor Henrique Capriles and Leopoldo Lopez, currently in jail, is unwilling to budge on demands to hold a recall vote this year, said the people, who aren’t authorized to speak publicly on behalf of the opposition.
The divide was evident last weekend after former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero met with Lopez in his jail cell outside of Caracas. While few details of the meeting were released publicly, Lopez’s lawyer and spokesman, Juan Carlos Gutierrez, said the two-hour meeting was cordial and included a request from Zapatero to begin negotiations for his release .... https://www.bloomberg.com
