Three of the four biggest parties in the
opposition Democratic Unity Coalition (MUD) are boycotting Sunday's elections
for mayors, the last national vote before current President Nicolas Maduro is
expected to seek re-election in 2018. They say the election system is biased in
favor of Maduro's ruling United Socialist Party (PUSV). The opposition's problems developed after a
surprising loss in October's regional elections when the PUSV won 18 of the 23
seats. Four of the opposition governors who did win then went against the MUD
line when they were sworn in at the new National Constituent Assembly (NCA),
which is dominated by Maduro's party and condemned as "illegitimate"
by MUD as it replaced the opposition-run national congress in July. More…
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