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| Venezuela fires starting gun for presidential election before end of April | |
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| Constituent assembly calls for vote in first four months of 2018 | Constituent assembly calls for vote in first four months of 2018 |
| Nicolás Maduro set to run for re-election with opposition in disarray | Nicolás Maduro set to run for re-election with opposition in disarray |
| Reuters in Caracas | Reuters in Caracas |
| Tue 23 Jan 2018 19.08 GMT | |
| First published on Tue 23 Jan 2018 18.24 GMT | |
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| Venezuela’s pro-government constituent assembly has proposed that presidential elections be held by the end of April with President Nicolás Maduro likely to seek re-election despite a devastating economic crisis. | Venezuela’s pro-government constituent assembly has proposed that presidential elections be held by the end of April with President Nicolás Maduro likely to seek re-election despite a devastating economic crisis. |
| A date early this year had been widely expected, as the ruling Socialist party seeks to take advantage of Maduro’s recent consolidation of power and disarray in the opposition coalition that regards him as a dictator. | A date early this year had been widely expected, as the ruling Socialist party seeks to take advantage of Maduro’s recent consolidation of power and disarray in the opposition coalition that regards him as a dictator. |
| During a speech to the superbody on Tuesday, the Socialist party No 2, Diosdado Cabello, called for a prompt poll in the oil-rich but recession-hit nation of 30 million people. | During a speech to the superbody on Tuesday, the Socialist party No 2, Diosdado Cabello, called for a prompt poll in the oil-rich but recession-hit nation of 30 million people. |
| “The electoral process should be called in the first four months of the year 2018,” he told the audience. | “The electoral process should be called in the first four months of the year 2018,” he told the audience. |
| “We only have one candidate!” he added to cheers, in an obvious reference to Maduro, 55. | “We only have one candidate!” he added to cheers, in an obvious reference to Maduro, 55. |
| The proposal was approved unanimously by delegates during a session on Tuesday by the assembly. | The proposal was approved unanimously by delegates during a session on Tuesday by the assembly. |
| The vote would catch the opposition at a bad time. | The vote would catch the opposition at a bad time. |
| Its most popular leaders are almost all sidelined from politics – jailed, in exile, or barred from holding office. Months of protests last year failed to dislodge Maduro but resulted in at least 125 deaths. | Its most popular leaders are almost all sidelined from politics – jailed, in exile, or barred from holding office. Months of protests last year failed to dislodge Maduro but resulted in at least 125 deaths. |
| That has left the coalition fragmented and lacking a flagbearer. | That has left the coalition fragmented and lacking a flagbearer. |
| While Maduro is unpopular due to rampant food shortages and the world’s highest inflation, he benefits from a formidable political machine and a compliant electoral body. | While Maduro is unpopular due to rampant food shortages and the world’s highest inflation, he benefits from a formidable political machine and a compliant electoral body. |
| “The majority of Venezuelans loathe his government and his circle,” one opposition leader, Henrique Capriles, said in reaction to the announcement. | “The majority of Venezuelans loathe his government and his circle,” one opposition leader, Henrique Capriles, said in reaction to the announcement. |
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