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Weekly Report - 01 March 2018 (WR-18-08)
VENEZUELA: Falcón breaks ranks to oppose Maduro
Henri Falcón registered his candidacy by the deadline of 27 February to compete in presidential elections brought forward by the government led by President Nicolás Maduro. Other members of the opposition coalition Mesa de la Unidad Democrática (MUD) blasted Falcón for opting to participate in the elections which it had condemned as “a fraudulent show” and determined to boycott. Maduro himself does not appear to have been best pleased either. He had clearly hoped that the MUD would relent at the eleventh-hour and take part in the elections to grant them credibility. By himself, Falcón, a former Chavista, does not succeed in doing that. This explains why his government is in secret talks with other parties in the MUD about the elections.
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