Are met as opposed to primary elections

Participation in the 15 electoral districts that were invited was different, with a massive turnout in some polling stations and less presence in others, but spokesmen said that process was conducted without incident and once proclaimed the query as a success.

The call covered eight regions, with primaries in a circuit in the region of Caracas and another in the neighboring state Mirada, stronghold of the opposition camp, reported news agency DPA.

Voting will complete the list of candidates was announced Saturday by the Bureau of Unity, the coalition of opposition parties, which includes more than 300 applicants, including principals and agents.

parties spent several months negotiating possible consensus candidate, but in some regions there was no agreement.

candidates, both elected and appointed, they committed to support a common legislative agenda and support the campaigns of all candidates.

spokesman technical committee of the Bureau of Unit, Ramon Medina, said the vote was taken with a ” democracy and civics lesson. “

Primaries were held in 15 of the 87 electoral districts of the country and estimated that the call reached four million voters.

The opposition did not participate in 2005 parliamentary elections, citing distrust of the voting system, leaving all the seats in Congress in the hands of the ruling, so that the primaries are a test for its return to struggle in the legislative field.

Primary elections are conducted in the states (provinces) Anzoategui, Carabobo, Lara, Miranda, Portuguesa, Tachira and Zulia, in addition to the district capital.

In the elections of September 26 Venezuelans will choose 165 deputies, of which 110 are for names, 52 party lists and three indigenous representatives, as well as several representatives to Parliament Latinoamericano.

The PSUV President Hugo Chavez will also hold primaries on May 2, but only recorded vote militants in their ranks. (Telam) ajl-mag 25/04/2010 18:30