Maduro has virtually no competition any longer in his "election".
Primero Justicia y Acción Democrática will not participate in the presidential elections
Advanced Progressive and A New Time evaluate going to the elections of April 22
By EL NACIONAL WEB
FEBRUARY 19, 2018 09:35 AM | UPDATED ON FEBRUARY 19, 2018 11:27 AM
This Sunday several leaders of the opposition met in Caracas to define their strategy and decision on whether or not to go to the presidential elections on April 22.
In the middle of the conversations, sources assured the Panorama newspaper that Primero Justicia decided not to participate and Acción Democrática would do the same.
In addition, sources confirmed for El Nacional Web that Henri Falcón will attend the presidential elections with his Progressive Advanced party
if the necessary conditions are met. A New Time also showed interest in going to the polls on April 22.
For its part, La Causa R will not participate in the elections. In a week will expire the deadline for candidates to register with the CNE.
http://www.el-nacional.com/noticias/politica/primero-justicia-accion-democratica-participaran-las-presidenciales_223647
Backstory: Maduro and the Chavistas have made it impossible for elections to be considered "fair" in Venezuela. Nobody, except for Maduro's uber leftist allies (Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua, North Korea, Syria) considers it anything except fraud. The major parties have been banned from participating, as have candidates. Many are in exile, and any candidate who says anything bad of the Chavistas is routinely jailed (the new "Hate Law" against Chavismo). The election date was arbitrarily moved from December to April (because the economy is spiraling down the shitter and won't make it until then) and about the only non-PSUV candidate considering a run would be the much despised but perpetual candidate, Henri Falcón, a former Chavista who was kicked out of the PSUV. About the only necessary condition for Falcón to not run would be for the sun not to come up in the morning.
The good news is, Maduro has invited selected international observers (Cuba, Bolivia, Nicaragua, etc.) to see how orderly his election will be!
