Analysis | Why are Venezuela's upcoming presidential elections so different from previous elections?
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Venezuela is gearing up for presidential elections on July 28 in elections that look set to see Chavismo lose power in his 25-year-old government after a prolonged economic crisis, according to a poll by ORC consultants. A largely united opposition face on polling day.
The last decade's decline in gross domestic product (GDP) and the exodus of more than 7.7 million Venezuelans may not be enough to explain the campaign-making conditions, as recession was already underway by the 2018 elections. Over the years the migration movement has emerged.
In 2018, Venezuela's Supreme Court excluded the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) coalition, considering its participation to ban dual militancy, which brought together much of the opposition, and this time it did not allow a winner. Principal María Corina Machado due to disqualification issued by the Comptroller General of the Republic from elected positions. Later, his replacement, Korina Yoris, was unable to register.
“The opposition has never been so close to winning,” Benigno Alarcon, director of the Center for Political and Governmental Studies at the Andrés Bello Catholic University (UCAB), tells CNN, referring to a possible victory in the election for candidate Edmondo , leader in the polls.
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