Venezuela's leader, Nicolas Maduro, secures nomination for upcoming national election and aims for a third term.

Venezuela’s leader, Nicolas Maduro, secures nomination for upcoming national election and aims for a third term.

Benjamin Hughes


Maria Machado of Venezuela addresses the campaign ban.

María Corina Machado, the opposition leader in Venezuela, discusses the prohibition of running as a presidential candidate.

The official candidate of Venezuela’s governing PSUV party, Nicolas Maduro, will run for a third term in July 28 elections.

Diosdado Cabello, an official of PSUV, stated that Maduro was chosen “by consensus” during a gathering of the party.

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FILE – In this Jan. 22, 2021 file photo, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a ceremony marking the start of the judicial year at the Supreme Court in Caracas, Venezuela. 


The text is discussing a photo from AP, taken by Matias Delacroix and is in a file format.

“I am accepting my nomination as the official candidate of the PSUV party, marking 11 years of sanctions, economic turmoil, and allegations of widespread suppression. Together, we will achieve a new victory,” said the 61-year-old.

Source: cbsnews.com

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