Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday he is willing to receive an envoy from the United Nations' human rights office, after his government asked staff to leave the South American country earlier this year.

Newfound unity within Venezuela’s opposition is testing President Nicolás Maduro’s willingness to regain international legitimacy, taking his chances in an open presidential election.

Venezuela's opposition is rallying behind an unknown former diplomat to challenge Nicolas Maduro in this summer's presidential election.

Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva cheered the Venezuelan opposition’s decision to unite behind a single candidate, saying that it will set the stage for a potentially legitimate election in the beleaguered nation led by Nicolas Maduro.

Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia rose as the coalition candidate after the first candidates were banned. The focus is now on whether the party will be deemed faulted