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Andean Group - April 2010 (ISSN 1741-4466)
POLITICS: Opposition set to challenge the government in legislative polls
On 25 April the Venezuelan opposition held primaries to select
candidates for the 26 September elections to the unicameral National Assembly
(AN). The opposition, which boycotted the last legislative vote in 2005, a major
tactical error, is hoping to make important inroads in the AN this year, fuelled
by rising public disillusion with the government of President Hugo Chávez ,
particularly over the deteriorating economy. Despite these shifting sands,
logistically it won't be easy - a recent redrawing of the electoral boundaries
will favour President Chávez 's ruling Partido Unido Socialista de Venezuela
(PSUV) in the most important urban constituencies.
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