Opposition Luis Eduardo Martínez is the first candidate registered for elections in Venezuela

The opposition deputy Luis Eduardo Martinezcritic of majority anti-Chavism, this Thursday he became the first candidate registered to contest the presidential elections on July 28 in Venezuela.

The party candidate Democratic Action (AD) -intervened by the Federal Supreme Court in 2020 and granted an ad hoc directive- it was around noon at National Electoral Council (CNE) to formalize his candidacy, with which he hopes to defeat Chavismo, in power since 1999, and “transform Venezuela”.

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The candidate recently announced that one of the actions he will take if he comes to power will be to eliminate indefinite re-election and reduce the presidential term from six to five years.

He also proposed on March 5 that, in future presidential elections, a second round be held “when the candidate(s) with the most votes do not reach a percentage higher than 50%.”

The CNE opened the registration period for presidential candidates this Thursday, which You can make your application official until next Mondayaccording to the electoral calendar.

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With leaders, activists and colleagues @ADVenezuelaa singing the notes of the hymn of our glorious feast, together with my brother @adbernabe We record all the care required by the #CNE formally be a candidate for the presidency of the Republic.

I thank… pic.twitter.com/IMnQKjcJAH

— Luis Eduardo Martínez (@Luisemartinezh) March 21, 2024

At the moment, it is not known how many candidates will compete, as some of those who had announced their intention to run for President of the Republic will not be able to do so because they are disqualified by the Comptroller’s Office from holding public positions, such as Maria Corina Machado, chosen as a candidate for the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), the largest opposition bloc, in last October’s primaries.

The Official United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) chose as its candidate the current president of the Government, Nicolás Maduro, who accepted the proposal of Chavista activists and sympathizers, and He will contest the elections seeking his third consecutive term.

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In addition to Maduro, they confirmed that opponents will register with the CNE Leocenis Garcia, for the Prociudadanos training; José Brito, for First Venezuela; It is Javier Bertuccifor change.

After the ratification of Machado’s disqualification by the Federal Supreme Court – a situation in which there are dozens of anti-Chavistas – it is not known who will be the candidate of the opposition bloc, replacing the one chosen in the primaries.

Source: Elcomercio

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