Súmate: At least 10 candidates for opposition primary election

At least 10 candidates are to participate in a primary election to select one single opposition rival to face President Hugo Chávez in next December 3rd presidential election, Efe reported.

Non-governmental organization Súmate, which is organizing the primary election, said eight candidates have enrolled to take part in the poll, and that at least two others are expected to join this list, namely Teodoro Petkoff and Roberto Smith, the two of them former ministers under Venezuelan governments previous to Chávez administration.

Súmate leader María Corina Machado told reporters that the last candidate who enrolled for the primary election was the secretary general of the Venezuelan Workers' Confederation (CTV) Froilán Barrios. Petkoff and Smith are expected to register over this weekend.
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