Venezuelan opposition leaders have argued for the primaries to be held on October 22

Venezuelan opposition leaders backed date for anti-Chavismo primary elections, which will be next October 22Or the candidate will be selected who will face the regime in the presidential elections of 2024.

In various messages, the leaders of the opposition They celebrated that the schedule has already been decided and that there is eight month margin to prepare the internal opposition elections, after the announcement made by the National Primary Commission (CNP), the entity that will govern the process.

“Our support for the National Primaries Commission announcement. This is an important step in building a solid political alternative that manages to represent the interests of the majority of Venezuelans,” the leader said. Henrique Caprilesdual presidential candidate.

In this sense, he assured that he is “time of meeting“, and urged other anti-Chavistas to work”togetherfor the reconstruction of the country.

For its part, Juan Guaido He supported the work of the CNP and assured that the opponents will continue to promote unity through these internal elections.

“Today we give certainties to Venezuelans and now is the time to call for everyone’s participation”, said Guaidó, who recalled that in addition to choosing a single candidate, it is necessary “reach a governance agreement”.

The game Democratic action He also spoke out in favor of holding these elections, in which – he stressed – “it is Venezuela that must decide”.

The leader of La Causa R, Andres Velasquez-who recently presented his candidacy for the primaries- assured that after the announcement, “the decision is in the hands of the citizens that he will be able to elect the unitary candidate who defeats the dictatorship”, referring to the regime of Nicolás Maduro.

During the presentation of the calendar, the president of the CNP, Jesus Maria Casaldeclared that “from now on” there must be political and civic unity, and called on the “protagonists” of this process to continue the “struggle” for change, through internal elections.

He remembered that the National Electoral Council (CNE) agreed to form a joint technical commission to assess the CNP’s request to use the voting centers on October 22 and to organize “special days to update the electoral register”.

(With information from EFE)

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