The Venezuelan head of state Nicolas Maduro, elected since 2013 and whose re-election in 2018 has not been recognized by more than 60 countries, was designated Monday March 11 by his party to run for a third term in the presidential election. scheduled for July 28.
“The PSUV base decided that Nicolas Maduro was the presidential candidate, 4,240,032 people participated,” Diosdado Cabello, vice-president of the Socialist Party of Venezuela, told the X network.
The formalization of the candidacy of Nicolas Maduro, 61, was expected since the Venezuelan electoral authority (CNE) announced last week the date of the presidential election following talks with the opposition under the aegis of observer countries, notably Norway.
Opponent Maria Corina Machado ineligible
The vote will be held on July 28, the date of his birth of former President Hugo Chavez (1999-2013), of whom Nicolas Maduro is the successor and calls himself the heir of his doctrine, “Chavismo”.
Applications can be officially submitted from March 21 to 25.
The electoral campaign is scheduled for July 4 to 25.
Nicolas Maduro has made numerous public appearances in recent weeks.
The name of the opposition candidate remains unknown for the moment despite primaries largely won in October by Maria Corina Machado with more than two million votes and 92% of the vote.
The Supreme Court, accused of being at the behest of those in power, confirmed on January 26 the ineligibility of Maria Corina Machado for having supported American sanctions against Venezuela.
With AFP
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