María Corina Machado: “If the (opposition) candidate is chosen by Maduro, they are not elections”

The leader of the Venezuelan opposition Maria Corina Machado warned this Monday that if the candidate who will run against the chavismo in the presidential elections of July 28 “Choice“the government of Nicolás Madurothese cannot be considered elections.

In a brief message published on the social networkfight until we achieve clean and free elections with the candidate who has the people’s trust”.

LOOK HERE: Maduro formalizes candidacy for re-election this Monday and opposition denounces obstacles to Corina Yoris’ registration

“If the candidate is chosen by Maduro, they are not elections“, expressed the former liberal deputy, winner of last October’s primaries, who handed over his candidacy to the historian Corina Yoris given the disqualification that prevents him from running for public office in these and other elections until 2036.

However, Machado warned last Saturday of the implementation of a “maneuver“what are you looking for”prevent registration”By Yoris.

In this sense, the main opposition coalition, the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), denounced that they did not allow him to “access to the (electoral) system to be able to apply” to also a university professor.

The anti-Chavista alliance asked the National Electoral Council (CNE) extend the deadline for nominating candidates by three days, in order to “correct factual and legal violations that occurred in the process“And power”proceed to the application“that they”made it impossible”.

In the platform’s opinion, “constitutional rights were violated”, among which he mentioned “participate in public affairs directly or through elected representatives”.

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“Unlike many other political organizations, we were not allowed to nominate a presidential candidate for the elections scheduled for July 28th.”, maintained the PUD.

At this moment we know about the registration of the deputies’ candidacies Luis Eduardo Martinez, João Alvarado, José Brito It is Javier Bertucciof former mayors Claudio Fermin It is Daniel Ceballosof the opponent Antonio Ecarrifrom the comedian Benjamin Rausseo it’s from Luis Rattidissidents from the broader opposition sector.

The candidate of chavismothe current head of state, Nicolás MaduroThis Monday, he will formalize his aspiration for a third term before the electoral body.

Source: Elcomercio

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