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There are no major proselytizing acts announced, a lawsuit threatens the suspension of the process, and although the 13 candidates in this contest have carried out numerous acts in recent months, only five have activities planned for this first day of the campaign for the opposition primaries of the October 22 in Venezuela.
with capriles
Among them is the two-time presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, who chose to start the two-month countdown with a press conference, in Caracas.
For his part, former deputy Carlos Prosperi will lead a swearing-in ceremony for his campaign command, an activity that will also be held in the Venezuelan capital and that will be replicated, simultaneously, in 300 of the 335 municipalities in the country, according to his party. , Democratic Action (AD).
In addition, the team of the former electoral rector Andrés Caleca announced that they will carry out an activity regarding the start of the campaign, but they have not yet announced the nature of the act, just like the former deputy Tamara Adrián, who plans to make a statement in the middle of the outskirts of Caracas.
Without María Corina (yet)
The team of former deputy María Corina Machado assured the EFE news agency that they will not have rallies this Tuesday, as they are organized for a visit by the candidate this week to the east of the country, while Voluntad Popular (VP) did not respond to the requests of information about the activities of its candidate, Freddy Superlano.
The National Primary Commission (CNP), which organizes the elections at the request of the opposition Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), announced yesterday that 3,008 voting centers will be set up in 331 municipalities, without explaining the localities that were excluded and for what reasons.
Following reports of threats and assaults
Most of the candidates plan to intensify their street actions, after months of pre-campaign in which some denounced having received threats or attacks from supporters of the ruling party.
The countdown for the inmates is marked by the possibility that the process will be suspended in response to a lawsuit filed before the Supreme Court of Justice by Luis Ratti, a politician who was a member of Chavismo for years and who in the last six-year He has presented himself as an independent.
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