Venezuelan opposition party replaces Guaido as candidate

FILE PHOTO: Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido speaks during a news conference in Miami, Florida, U.S., April 27, 2023. REUTERS/Marco Bello

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition party Voluntad Popular on Friday named a new candidate for a key presidential primary in October, replacing formerly anti-government leader Juan Guaido who left Venezuela unexpectedly in late April.

At a news conference, Voluntad Popular named political coordinator Freddy Superlano, a 46-year-old engineer and critic of President Nicolas Maduro, as its nominee, explaining Guaido could not represent the party from "exile."