Presidential election in Venezuela: will the opposition manage to register its candidate on time?

2024-03-25T05:29:52.310Z

Highlights: In Venezuela, the deadline for registering candidates who will run for president ends this Monday, March 25. While nine candidates have already registered, the current president, Nicolas Maduro, must register today. However, there remains a question mark concerning the main opposition candidate, replacement for Maria Corina Machado who is banned from running. The opposition denounces a strategy by the authorities to prevent real representation of opponents during the election on July 28. The unitary platform that unites the major opposition parties in Venezuela requires three more days.

In Venezuela, the deadline for registering candidates who will run for president ends this Monday, March 25. While nine candidates have already registered, the current president, Nicolas…

Presidential election in Venezuela: will the opposition manage to register its candidate on time?

In Venezuela, the deadline for registering candidates who will run for president ends this Monday, March 25. While nine candidates have already registered, the current president, Nicolas Maduro, must register today. However, there remains a question mark concerning the main opposition candidate, replacement for Maria Corina Machado who is banned from running.

Venezuela's new opposition candidate, Corina Yoris (r.), and Maria Corina Machado, who is barred from running for president. Here, during a press conference, Friday March 22, 2024 in Caracas. AP - Ariana Cubillos

By: RFI Follow

With our correspondent in Caracas,

Alice Campaignolle

The unitary platform that unites the major opposition parties in

Venezuela

requires three more days. Three days to manage to register before the National Electoral Council its candidate, Corina Yoris, still unknown to the general public a few days ago, who was designated to represent

the opposition during the presidential election

. She was chosen to replace Maria Corina Machado, who is not eligible to run for office.

All weekend, attempts to register her replacement failed, while the deadline for this process ends today. This registration deadline was imposed recently by the National Electoral Council, known to be biased. The opposition denounces a strategy by the authorities to prevent real representation of opponents during the election on July 28.

So far, the nine candidates already registered are considered puppets of the current government to make a good showing during the election. The opposition is holding its breath.

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Presidential election in Venezuela: will the opposition manage to register its candidate on time?

Presidential election in Venezuela: will the opposition manage to register its candidate on time?

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