Venezuelan opposition says won't contest April 22 polls without guarantees

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AFP Caracas
Last Updated : Feb 22 2018 | 12:55 AM IST
Venezuela's opposition announced today it would not participate in April 22 presidential elections without guarantees that it would be free and fair.
"Do not count on the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD), or the people, to endorse what until now is only a fraudulent and illegitimate simulation of the presidential election," oppositon coordinator Angel Oropeza told a press conference.
The opposition has accused President Nicolas Maduro of engineering a second term for himself by bringing forward the election from December.

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First Published: Feb 22 2018 | 12:55 AM IST

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