The national directorates of seven Venezuelan opposition parties have declared a boycott of the 10 December municipal elections. In many instances, however, that decision is being ignored at municipal level, with local party leaders disobeying the order and registering their candidacies by the 30 October deadline set with next to no notice by the government-controlled national electoral council (CNE). These latest developments point to the complete disintegration of the Mesa de la Unidad Democrática (MUD) main opposition coalition as a national unity opposition force. The chief beneficiary of this fragmentation will be the ruling Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV).End of preview - This article contains approximately 1108 words.
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