Published: February 11, 2012
Venezuela's Opposition Parties Hold Primaries for 2012 Presidential Race
Political parties in Venezuela are preparing for an intense electoral calendar in 2012 and 2013.
Tomorrow, February 12, for the first time in history, several of the parties opposed to the current government will hold primaries to choose candidates for this year's presidential race on October 7.
Candidates will also be selected for subsequent state and municipals elections (held this December 16 and next April 14, respectively).
The primaries are part of an effort by the opposition to gather more votes in an attempt to challenge the coalition of forces that support President Hugo Chávez.
Often overlooked by the media is the fact that the opposition parties have asked the National Electoral Council (CNE) - the branch of the Venezuelan government that oversees elections - to run their primaries despite the fact that they have for years tried to discredit the electoral authority.
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