Machado vs. the Goliath Chavista Fölsch Schroh, Sofía María Author aut Text xx# 2023 Verfassungsblog 2023-11-28 eng
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 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 Fölsch Schroh, Sofía María elections Opposition Presidential Elections Venezuela 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/machado-vs-the-goliath-chavista/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.59704/2126f96d93c6546c 231128 10.59704/2126f96d93c6546c Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)