With popular leader Maria Corina Machado banned from public office, the plan had been to register another stand-in candidate, 80-year-old university professor Corina Yoris.
BUENOS AIRES - Some Venezuelan opposition leaders have sought refuge at the Argentine embassy in Caracas, the Argentine government said in a statement late on Tuesday, adding that it was concerned over what it called a deterioration of institutions and persecution towards those opposed to President Nicolas Maduro. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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