nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/2126f96d93c6546c DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 231128s2023||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/2126f96d93c6546c doi eng 342 23 Fölsch Schroh, Sofía María Author aut Machado vs. the Goliath Chavista Fölsch Schroh, Sofía María Verfassungsblog 2023-11-28 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier On October 27, María Corina Machado, was declared the winner of the presidential primary elections organized by the National Commission, a civil society association. With more than 92% of the votes, she has become the new face of the Venezuelan opposition. Despite having popular support, her ability to run for the presidency in 2024 is in doubt. Since June 2023, the political ban she was once subject to in 2015 has been extended for fifteen years, which the Venezuelan Supreme Tribunal of Justice (STJ) confirmed on October 30 following an electoral administrative appeal by the pro-government parliamentarian Brito Rodríguez. This blog details why Machado’s disqualification violates Venezuela’s constitution and should be seen as Maduro’s latest attempt to obstruct the holding of free and fair elections in 2024. CC BY-SA 4.0 elections Opposition Presidential Elections Venezuela Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/machado-vs-the-goliath-chavista/ raw object