Tamara Adrián is a member of Voluntad Popular (VP), the political party of former political prisoner Leopoldo López, exiled today in Spain. The Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), in the hands of Chavismo, has not yet recognized its new identity.
The most prominent candidates so far are the right-wing María Corina Machado, who starts with an advantage in the polls; the presidential candidate in 2012 and 2013, Henrique Capriles; and the outsider Benjamín Rausseo.