Venezuela: Maria Machado wins presidential primary election
Former lawmaker Maria Corina Machado won the Venezuelan opposition's presidential primary, ready to challenge socialist leader Nicolas Maduro Former lawmaker Maria Corina Machado has won the Venezuelan opposition's presidential primary, paving the way for her to challenge socialist leader Nicolas Maduro in the upcoming elections. The primary election took place following the US's policy shift to ease sanctions on Venezuela's oil, gas, and mining sectors, aiming to promote political opening. Despite Machado securing a decisive 93% of the vote, uncertainty still remains due to her ban from public office from seeking public office due to support for US-led sanctions against Maduro government. The ruling United Socialist Party has been expected to seek another term in the elections set to hold in the second half of 2024.
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Former lawmaker Maria Corina Machado after claiming victory in an opposition presidential primary election in Caracas. Photo: Reuters
Former lawmaker Maria Corina Machado has won the Venezuelan opposition’s presidential primary, paving the way for her to challenge socialist leader Nicolas Maduro in the upcoming elections.
The primary election in Venezuela took place following the US’s policy shift to ease sanctions on the country’s oil, gas, and mining sectors, aiming to promote political opening.
Machado secured a decisive 93% of the vote with 26% of the ballots counted late on Sunday , which the National Primary Commission attributed to internet blocking and has said the count was expected to be completed on Monday.
The 56 year old who described herself as Centrist said a powerful force has been unleashed, claiming victory in Caracas.
Despite Machado’s clear victory uncertainty still rise due to the ban from seeking public office.
Venezuela’s comptroller general in June 30 placed the ban because of her support for US-led sanctions against Maduro government.
The ruling United Socialist Party has been expected to seek another term at the elections set to hold in the second half of 2024.
Maduro, the successor of former President Hugo Chavez, has been in power since 2013 and if he succeeds this will be his third six-year term, extending his presidency until 2030,
Analysts, however, remain doubtful that Maduro will permit Machado to run given the threat she might present to his reelection.
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