While Maria Corina Machado may have overwhelmingly won the primary contest, she is banned from holding public office for 15 years, which theoretically prevents her from standing in the presidential election.
Maria Corina Machado gives a press conference after victory in the opposition presidential primary / Photo: AFP
The National Primary Commission reported 2.3 million votes were cast in the country and 132,780 abroad for the poll held on Sunday. "We Venezuelans demonstrated a deep love for democracy and an enormous commitment to the future of our country," Machado said at a press conference before the publication of the final results."The figures that are projected today, I have to confess that they far exceed our best estimates, they double our best estimates."
Maduro's allies railed against the CNP's turnout figure, castigating the commission's president, Jesus Casal.
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