A presidential election is set to take place this year in Venezuela for the first time since 2018, but the opposition is wrestling to define a unity candidate who can take on President Nicolas Maduro, after numerous possible candidates were either barred from office or prevented from registering. Venezuela's presidential election is set to take place on July 28. President Nicolas Maduro of the Socialist Party, who has been in power since 2013, has said he will run for another six-year-term.
CARACAS - A presidential election is set to take place this year in Venezuela for the first time since 2018, but the opposition is wrestling to define a unity candidate who can take on President Nicolas Maduro, after numerous possible candidates were either barred from office or prevented from registering. Read more at straitstimes.com.
CARACAS (Reuters) - A presidential election is set to take place this year in Venezuela for the first time since 2018, but the opposition is wrestling to define a unity candidate who can take on President Nicolas Maduro, after numerous possible can.
The main opposition group was unable to put forward her name due to alleged computer glitches on the electoral authority’s website. A candidate running with a different party, Enrique Márquez, did manage to register at the last minute