Elections in Venezuela: María Corina Machado reports problems registering her presidential candidacy

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina MachadoHe said this Thursday afternoon Disadvantages for Sign up His presidential candidate For the election to be held on July 28.

The organization doesn't even exist, he wrote in a message on anti-Savista social media A new time Not even unity table, The “two cards” that support it and are implemented by the National Electoral Council to register candidates have “access to the system” granted by the Nicolás Maduro regime, which prevents progress with a formal presentation.

The news was published at 5:00 pm local time, “almost 12 hours after the process began” and after it was known that, earlier, former Deputy Luis Eduardo Martinez and former mayor Daniel Ceballos, both critics of the majority opposition were able to run successfully. Currently, no disability groups are speaking out.

The obstacles to Machado's application were not unexpected. Although the Venezuelan ruling party has agreed to reconsider the disqualification of politics and guaranteed a democratic framework in these elections, the reality is that it has done little to achieve this. In January, he approved a ban on the winner of last October's internal protest, which promised to keep his name on the ballot.

However, not all of Maduro's moves to thwart his challenger in July have centered on Machado. The day before Bolivarian security forces arrested two more members of the Vende Venezuela propaganda group: Henry Alviarez And Tignora Hernandez. Along with them, eight collaborators have been arrested in the last few months.

According to Attorney General Derek William Sapp, the arrests were “in connection with everything he admitted to.” Emil Brand Ulloa”, Maria Corina's campaign manager in Barinas, was arrested on March 8. Officer A with his speech The alleged video The latter A plan to “destabilize the country”. And he ruled in his conclusion: “Now don't come and say that those two were pacifists marching in Plaza Bolivar with flowers. The complete opposite (…) are they going to say now that they are enforced disappearances?

However, the video caused widespread disbelief across the opposition, which was quick to point to the maneuver as another attempt by Maduro to remove his main rival. Likewise, the Democratic United Platform has pointed out in the last few hours that it is in Venezuela. “A flagrant violation of the prevailing spirit of harmony for election campaigning as per the Barbados Convention”.

“We demand the immediate release of the detained leaders and an end to political persecution,” the PUD added in a statement, while Vente Venezuela demanded proof of Hernández's life.

“We are requesting proof of life from our political secretary Dignora Hernandez on Tarek William. Where? “Tignora is used for hypertension, severe allergic reactions and special medications,” they wrote.

(with information from EFE)