Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Leads Vote Intention Ahead of J28 Elections

The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, leads the intention to vote ahead of the elections on July 28, according to a poll released this Friday by the consulting agency and private pollster Hinterlaces.

Maduro thus leads the intention to vote with 55.6 percent, seconded by the extremist right-wing candidate, whose members have lobbied to demand sanctions against the Venezuelan people- Edmundo González with 22,1 percent; a clear advantage of the current head of state of more than 34 points.

In the third place is glimpsed the comedian, Benjamin Rausseo with 5.3%; Claudio Fermín 2.6; Antonio Ecarri 1.5; while Daniel Ceballos occupies the sixth place with 1.4 with the intention of voting for each presidential candidate.

Javier Bertucci, 1.1; José Brito 1%; Luis E Martínez and Enrique Márquez occupy the last positions.

The poll also indicated that 67% of Venezuelans are sure to participate in the next votes; 14% said «maybe I will vote»; 6% said they will not vote, and another 13% preferred not to respond.

To carry out this study, a survey was applied to 1,200 people, said the Venezuelan agency specialized in public opinion research services.