María Corina Machado has just designated Corina Yoris-Villasana, a low-profile academic member of the opposition' National Primary Commission (also President of the Venezuelan Society of Philosophy) as her replacement candidate by the Unitary Platform for the July Presidential Election, in theory she's not banned to run and will be nominated with the MUD and UNT party symbols (with the possibility of more parties joining), MCM will still fight against her political ban in case she somehow finally made it to July. In the last days, the government' Security Forces had raided and put capture order to many people close to MCM and her party Vente Venezuela, accused of being behind alleged "destabilizing plans" against Maduro and the regime. The operation to register new voters has been underway since a few days, for now only in Venezuelan territory and in selected points, registration points have not yet been opened in the Consulates for residents and other emigrants abroad.
President Maduro will run for reelection with the support of the parties of the Great Patriotic Pole, included the intervened Communist Party (PCV) and a new "Green Party", linked to people close to Miranda State Governor Héctor Rodríguez.
Among the figures already running for the co-opted opposition are Luís Eduardo Martínez (AD), Antonio Ecarri (Lapíz-AP) or former San Cristóbal mayor Daniel Ceballos (with it's own party AREPA), others with intention are José Brito (PV), Javier Bertucci (ELCAMBIO), Juan Carlos Alvarado (COPEI) as well Leocenís García (Prociudadanos*). Still unclear but very likely to run is comedian and entrepeneur Benjamín Rausseo with his own party CONDE (named after his artistic nickname "Er Conde del Guacharo").
*Prociudadanos is allegedly lose his party register, due to low votes obtained in the 2021 elections, other opposition parties like MAS, Convergencia or MPV (most likely to nominate MCM or her replacement) also lose their status.
the election is going to be frauded in favor of maduro wont it?
