The primary election held by Venezuela’s opposition coalition Plataforma Unitaria Democrática (PUD) on 22 October saw María Corina Machado sail home with over 92% of the vote, eclipsing her nearest rival by around 87 percentage points. Yet it is deeply uncertain whether Machado, from the right-wing Vente Venezuela (VV), will appear on the ballot in next year’s presidential election; she remains barred from holding public office, and President Nicolás Maduro’s administration has now launched a criminal investigation claiming that the primary election was fraudulent.End of preview - This article contains approximately 1083 words.
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