Venezuela: Manuel Rosales says he is ready to retire if another opponent overcomes the Government’s obstacles

The opposition candidate in Venezuela’s presidential elections Manuel Rosalesregistered on Monday night at the close of the candidacy period, said this Wednesday that he is willing to give up the race for President if the traditional opposition proposes a candidate who overcomes the obstacles that – he assured – the Government poses.

“I tell you with my heart in my hand. Look for a negotiation, look for a candidate who overcomes the Government’s obstacles and obstaclesand I will give my candidacy to whoever I want”, said Rosales during an activity in Maracaibo, capital of the state of Zulia.

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He too governor of Zulia This is how he addressed those who – he assured – defamed him, saying that he ran after reaching an agreement with the president Nicolás Maduro negotiate his candidacy, in order to follow the path of the largest opposition coalition, the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), who was prevented from registering Corina Yoriselected unanimously within the formation.

“They are inventing, telling lies that I am Maduro’s candidate (…) That I negotiated with Maduro. Negotiate what? The Zulia Government? “I will continue as governor until Zulia decides”, stressed the regional official, who demanded not to be defamed with those statements that he considered false.

In this regard, He assured that some political factions “spent millions of dollars” to project a “dirty war” against himconsidering him an ally of the Venezuelan president.

He reiterated that “Every poison dart” and every “slander thrown” against him will only serve to help “Maduro under the rope”.

On the other hand, he rejected the assumption “bribery”which uses power to pressure citizens to vote for the official candidate, as well as abstention which, according to Rosales, is promoted by various sectors of the opposition.

“If you don’t vote, we will take away your CLAP (subsidized food bag). It does not work. If you don’t vote, we will expel you. The salaries are miserable and this blackmail doesn’t work. There’s no point here, people won’t abstain. If they don’t put up another candidate, I will continue with the flag of Venezuela loud,” he insisted.

He insisted that if a candidate who passes the filter of the Government and the National Electoral Council (CNE) is not proposed, he will continue in the presidential race. in the search for political changes for Venezuela.

“I’m still waiting here, either they take the flag or I go ahead with the flag of Venezuela”, he stated.

Source: Elcomercio

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