Venezuela: Former president of the electoral body launches his candidacy for the opposition primaries

The former president of National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela andres caleca launched this Thursday its candidacy for the primaries that the opposition will hold on October 22, with the aim of becoming the flag bearer of the anti-Chavismo coalition that faces the ruling party in the presidentialscheduled for 2024.

“The Venezuelan people need inspiration, not to give up, not to resign, (but) to rediscover that they have power in their hands. That’s the point of all this.”, expressed Caleca in an act held in Puerto Ordazstate Bolivar (south, border with Brazil), near the state Orinoco Ferrominerawhere he was president in the 90s.

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He pointed out, according to a note released by his press team, that his presidential aspiration makes no sense if he fails to inspire Venezuelans on the “need to recover the vote as a tool to restore democracy in the country”.

“The real power of a nation is in the combined power of its citizens”, said Caleca, who pointed out that the next government should focus on ending poverty.

He explained that it shouldrecover the productive apparatus of the country” and “the financial system“, in order to “the fresh money flows, the capital that is essential to get the economy moving”, which will generate work “stable and dignified”.

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The Venezuelan opposition hopes that at least 13 leaders register their names in the process for receiving applications that began last Monday, and that will last until June 23, ahead of the primaries.

The president of the National Commission of Primaries (CNE), Jesus Maria Casalexplained to EFE that the first day closed without registered applicants, although they received requests for “several” leaders who called to arrange the date and time they will come in person, as established by the rules, to make their candidacies official.

Source: Elcomercio

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