The former governor of Táchira and leader of the Christian social party COPEI, César Pérez Vivas, denounced that the Nicolás Maduro regime is preparing a strategy to annul the presidential candidacy of Edmundo González Urrutia, the Venezuelan opposition candidate. According to Pérez Vivas, the plan includes the elimination of the electoral cards of the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) and the other two allied opposition parties, which support the candidacy.
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In conversation with Infobaethe former governor of the border state of Táchira explained that “in the Situation Room of Maduro’s Campaign Command, the possibility of removing the MUD from the political game is being debated through nullity demands presented before the nomination process.”
Among the figures sent by the regime to introduce these demands, Luis Ratti and José Brito stood out, who have formulated arguments without concrete evidence, alleging that the MUD card represents double militancy.
Luis Ratti, who at the time had registered to participate as a candidate for the Presidency of Venezuela, but declined, is one of those who make up the list of “pseudo-opponents” who play into Maduro’s hands in the elections. In addition to being a politician with little experience and without significant results in politics, Ratti has dedicated himself to filing complaints before the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), requesting the suspension of the primary elections of the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), in those in which María Corina positioned herself as the candidate of the majority opposition. In addition, he requested the annulment of the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD), one of the parties that make up the PUD.
For its part, José Brito is currently another of the presidential candidates accused of operating in favor of Maduro. In 2020 he was one of those who benefited from the regime, since the TSJ appointed him as head of the board of the Primero Justicia party, but annulled the decision some time later. Like Ratti he filed a lawsuit against the MUD.
According to Pérez Vivas, the basis for these demands is considered “beyond all logic” since in Venezuela there is no record of militancy to support these accusations.
“These plaintiffs argue without evidence that the card represents double militancy, an assertion without logic or record to support it,” Pérez Vivas said.
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