Venezuela, registration of candidates for presidential elections continues

From Caracas, Venezuela, our correspondent Gladys Quesada updates us on the candidate registration process for the presidential elections. teleSUR

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00:00 In Venezuela, the registration process of presidential candidates continues.

00:03 For more details, our correspondent Gladys Quezada, live from Caracas.

00:07 Thank you, Luis, for the time and the contact here in Telesor English and from the South,

00:17 and also the opportunity to explain to our audience what is happening today in Venezuela.

00:22 As the process of nomination of candidates and the registry of the candidates is going on,

00:28 this is the fourth day of this process.

00:31 And in this occasion, the first candidate to come here and submit the documentation

00:36 was Javier Alejandro Bertucci Carrero,

00:39 who is the candidate running for Esperanza por el Cambio or Hope for the Change.

00:44 And that is an evangelical Christian opposition party

00:48 that has been showing attraction also amongst the voters since 2018,

00:54 when the candidate was the third in that election time.

00:58 In this occasion, now the National Electoral Council is receiving the registration process

01:04 for Benjamin Rauzeo, who is another candidate for the Conde Party,

01:09 which is an opposition independent party,

01:11 and has a short living time in the political life of Venezuela,

01:17 but is a popular figure because he is also a comedian and an artist here in the country.

01:23 Also, it is expected that other parties come here as long as the day rolls on.

01:27 And this is the information so far. This is what we are having.

01:31 But what is important is that this is the fourth day,

01:35 and we continue giving the information,

01:37 and the candidates are submitted digitally first the information that they have to deliver

01:42 and hand over to the National Electoral Council.

01:44 And today, after a schedule with the National Electoral Council,

01:49 they are coming here in person to deliver the documentation.

01:53 So far, they are delivering also their government programs

01:56 and other legal requirements to do the process.

01:59 This is the information. This is what is happening.

02:01 And we are expecting for the process to start for Benjamin Rauzeo, as we were saying.

02:06 So, this is the information. Back to you.

02:09 Thank you, Gladys, for the latest information from Venezuela.