Venezuela: Maduro talks again about bringing forward presidential elections

Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro has again opened the door to possibly bringing forward the presidential elections this year.

The president, who criticized the opposition leaders campaigning for the primaries during an act in Caracas, has urged the country to “unmask the corrupt, bandits and coup plotters, wherever they appear”.

“They intend to wash their faces, to disguise themselves as democrats to run in the upcoming presidential elections, which we don’t know if they will be this year or next year”, he has declared.

After this comment, Maduro joked, asking his audience “to keep this secret”.

“Let them erase what I just said from this recording,” he declared, addressing the vice president of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello.

Maduro already raised the possibility of an early election set for 2024, arguing that “chavismo is preparing for elections, whenever they may be.”

With information from LGI

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