Venezuela: Henrique Capriles Launches Opposition Platform to Participate in Upcoming Elections

Venezuela: Henrique Capriles Launches Opposition Platform to Participate in Upcoming Elections

In defiance of far-right politician María Corina Machado’s calls for electoral abstention, several sectors of the Venezuelan opposition have launched the platform Citizen Defense of Democracy Network (DECIDE) in order to participate in the upcoming elections. At the first meeting of DECIDE, held at the Central University of Venezuela on Thursday, April 3, the speakers highlighted the importance of the opposition’s participation in the elections …

Henrique Capriles may be a candidate. The Comptroller General of the Republic lifted the political disqualification that had been imposed against the former governor of the state Miranda. A measure that prevented him from running for public office for 15 years. Media such as EVTV confirmed, by inserting Capriles’ identity card on the website of the Comptroller’s office, through a search engine that allows him to consult if a person is disabled o…

Leaders Henrique Capriles and Tomás Guanipa are no longer barred from running for elected office, according to information available on the Comptroller General's Office website, where their names no longer appear on the list of those sanctioned. So far, they have not confirmed or explained this possible update to their political status. When entering Capriles' and Guanipa's ID numbers, the following message appears: "The ID number consulted does…