Three Major Venezuelan Opposition Candidates Make Election Pact

by Michael Fox
Three major Venezuelan potential opposition candidates made an agreement for “National Unity” earlier this week, in which they declared that only one of them will run against incumbent President Hugo Chavez in the upcoming December 3rd presidential elections.

The candidates also agreed to a governability plan which would be put in to effect once achieving the presidency, regardless of which candidate were in power. They declared that the decision as to who will run against Chavez would be made according to their position in the polls, although primaries “if necessary, would take place between July 30 and August 6.”
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