{"id":10080,"date":"2017-12-10T20:21:57","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T00:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=10080"},"modified":"2017-12-10T20:21:57","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T00:21:57","slug":"maduro-bans-main-opposition-parties-from-general-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/maduro-bans-main-opposition-parties-from-general-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Maduro bans main opposition parties from general elections"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, says the country’s main opposition parties are banned from taking part in next year’s presidential election.<\/p>

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He said only parties which took part in Sunday’s mayoral polls would be able to contest the presidency.<\/p>\n

Leaders from the Justice First, Popular Will and Democratic Action parties boycotted the vote and said the electoral system is biased.<\/p>

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President Maduro insists the Venezuelan system is entirely trustworthy.<\/p>

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In October, the three main opposition parties announced they would be boycotting Sunday’s vote to elect mayors in more than 300 towns and cities.<\/p>\n

They said the vote serves what they call President Maduro’s dictatorship.<\/p>

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President Maduro’s governing Socialist Party is expected to win the largest number of votes in the mayoral elections despite a worsening economic crisis.<\/p>\n

(BBC)<\/p>

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