Maduro’s Top Court Halts Venezuela State Vote, Bars Candidate
- Court orders new vote in Barinas where opposition was ahead
- Opposition leader Guaido calls for new talks with government
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Venezuela’s top court, stacked with loyalists of President Nicolas Maduro, halted the vote count process for governor in Barinas, while calling for a new election without the opposition candidate who was leading in the state long-controlled by the Chavez family.
The National Electoral Council will hold a new election in the state on Jan. 9, following a court ruling that the opposition’s Freddy Superlano was ineligible to run due to a previous ban. Superlano, who was leading with 37.6% when the counting was halted, said he didn’t know why he was banned, calling it blatant manipulation by the government.