Maduro to Run for Venezuela Reelection After Blocking Rival

  • Activists unanimously supported Maduro’s re-election: Cabello
  • Opposition has yet to name candidate after Machado was barred

Nicolas Maduro

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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro agreed to run for a third consecutive term this July, in an election where he is all but assured victory after disqualifying his main rival.

Maduro was nominated by Venezuela’s ruling Socialist party at an event in Caracas on Saturday.