Venezuela's Corina Machado declares victory in opposition primary
But Machado is barred from public office over her support of sanctions on Nicolas Maduro’s government
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But Machado is barred from public office over her support of sanctions on Nicolas Maduro’s government
Former lawmaker Maria Corina Machado is leading the vote count in the Venezuelan opposition's presidential primary by a huge margin and has claimed victory in the Sunday contest, with final results pending. The vote to choose a unity opposition candidate to face President Nicolas Maduro in his probable re-election bid next year came amid pledges…
(2nd UPDATE) Maria Corina Machado is tallying 93% of the vote, with more than 26% of ballot boxes counted
Venezuelans voted on Sunday in a primary to choose a unity opposition candidate to face President Nicolas Maduro in his probable re-election...
The partially counted ballot boxes (26%) showed that about 93% of votes were under Machado's name, the independent National Primary Commission said.