Venezuela's political landscape is heating up as the opposition names Corina Yoris, an 80-year-old widow, grandmother, and academic, to challenge President Nicolás Maduro in the upcoming July 28 presidential elections. This decision comes after the disqualification of María Corina Machado, the opposition's leading candidate, by the Venezuelan government. The opposition's move to nominate Yoris has been seen as a unifying effort to strengthen their push toward democracy amid governmental efforts to suppress opposition candidates. Reports indicate that the Venezuelan National Electoral Council is blocking Yoris's candidacy, raising concerns about the fairness of the electoral process. The situation underscores the stark contrast between Maduro's campaign, which has officially filed for a third term, and the opposition's struggle to register a legitimate challenger.
#FromtheSouth News Bits | Hundreds of Venezuelans took to the streets to support President Nicolas Maduro's candidacy for the July 28 presidential elections. https://t.co/5QXtKoqLbL
Venezuela: President Maduro's party files candidacy for a third term. #breaking #CGTNAmerica
"It’s a tale of two dramatically different political campaigns"... Maduro makes official re-election run while would-be rival struggles to register candidacy (from @AP) By @APjoshgoodman & @jorgeruedaap https://t.co/UyCg3JmXMp
A tale of two starkly different campaigns in Venezuela. Maduro makes official his re-election bid amid throngs of government supporters. Meanwhile, his would-be rival -- an unknown 80-year old academic -- struggles just to register her own candidacy. https://t.co/Ue1vh6brwT
The Venezuelan National Electoral council is preventing the oppositions unity substitute candidate Corina Yoris to register in the presidential election, despite her not having any political ban. The deadline for the candidate submissions is today… #Venezuela https://t.co/cZsNZ0iJsL
Though the Tren de Aragua’s notorious headquarters, the Tocorón prison in Aragua state, Venezuela, has been seized by authorities, the gang has continued to expand and has now set off alarm bells in the United States. Learn about the group: https://t.co/I4y6rFYe3z https://t.co/CT5WbZ9P8d
Venezuela’s leading opposition candidate suggested that the government is blocking two major parties from registering a legitimate challenger to President Nicolás Maduro https://t.co/Z8UkP31s84
A ClearPath Strategies poll shows just how much Venezuelans want Maduro out. A candidate backed by Maria Corina Machado would win 49% to 27%. And one who doesn’t have her support would squeak out victory over Maduro, 35% to 27%, the poll shows. https://t.co/zMO9WQ8Qy1
Corine Yoris, picked to take on Maduro, speaks for countless Venezuelans: “I’ve met and seen my grandchildren grow up on social media, through Zoom, in video calls. That’s very painful, very sad. They broke the ties that families had.” https://t.co/MicqE0lkjw
In Venezuela, MCM's proxy candidate is Corina Yoris, an academic and an 80-year-old grandmother. Quite the contrast to the mustachioed Maduro who jokes about his resemblance to Stalin. But the regime might not let Yoris on the ballot either. My NPR story https://t.co/LbJqG7o4cL
Citizen participation in the #Venezuela opposition’s primary surpassed all expectations and gave Machado over 90% support among a population desperate for change. But now that she's been disqualified, what's next? @dsmilde: https://t.co/7tQ13WoOOT
Meet @yorisvillasana, the 80-year-old historian, philosopher, grandmother, diehard Real Madrid fanatic who was plucked out of her quiet academia life to challenge #Venezuela strongman @NicolasMaduro. “It’s totally surreal” she tells @wsj in interview. https://t.co/iHYZfUVk2D
Venezuela’s opposition is challenging Maduro in the upcoming July 28 election. The only question is how—and whether they can do so united or divided. Read my latest for the @AtlanticCouncil ⬇️ https://t.co/j8Q85lvo4F
Meet the 80-Year-Old Grandmother Who’s Taking On Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. @WSJ https://t.co/PynoupwKWy
“She’s a philosopher, she’s a historian,” Phil Gunson, of the International Crisis Group, said of Maduro's new challenger, Corina Yoris. “She’s a student of advanced logic. She has an incredible brain. And she’s rather engaging and amusing and likable." https://t.co/UgLMga0qpi
Corina Yoris's life has been one of scholarly tomes on philosophy and classes on Venezuelan history. Now the 80-year-old grandmother has been chosen to challenge the contry's strongman — if she's not banned from office first. https://t.co/ntrzbWoOWV via @WSJ
“It’s totally surreal because I’ve dedicated my life to academia," the 80-year-old grandmother who is taking on Venezuela's strongman, told @WSJ. “Aspirations of becoming president of the republic have never passed through my head. Never." ”https://t.co/rP0evpyRcw
Corina Yoris, a widow and grandmother to seven children, has been plucked out of her quiet life in academia to challenge Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro https://t.co/Ju2xTZYQMO https://t.co/Ju2xTZYQMO
Maduro and his criminal enablers could learn something about patriotism, sacrifice, and love of country from the Venezuelan opposition. Their candidates must be allowed to register by Monday or sanctions relief must be halted. https://t.co/fwalZs7i7O
🇻🇪 🇨🇴 | The arrest of a member of the Tren de Aragua on Colombian soil exposes the group’s unexplored links to large-scale drug trafficking. Read our analysis: https://t.co/jiTtm45fGJ
🇻🇪 | The Venezuelan regime arrested two members of the team of María Corina Machado, Maduro's main rival in the presidential elections. Read our content on this recent wave of repression: https://t.co/vnONF5R5NB
Amid rumors that even @MariaCorinaYA’s replacement will be banned from running in elections, #Venezuela’s opposition is committed to electoral participation and emphasizing the importance of unity. Read my latest for @AtlanticCouncil’s New Atlanticist. https://t.co/j8Q85lvo4F
Venezuela's Maduro hoped to fracture his opposition by disqualifying its leading candidate against him. Prioritizing an effort to resurrect democracy from Maduro's autocracy, the opposition surprised him by unifying around another candidate. https://t.co/MDz1VKDHn9
Venezuelan Opposition Leader Steps Aside Before Election Amid Crackdown Barred by regime from holding office, María Corina Machado says an 80-year-old academic will run in her place https://t.co/P17Z0hFJTi
Machado may have to step down and put her weight behind a substitute opposition candidate in order to put up the best fight against Maduro this time: https://t.co/7tQ13WoOOT
Here we go: #Venezuela’s electoral council blocking the inscription of Machado’s substitute. Maduro determined to crush any chance of a real opposition candidate participating in the election, as expected. https://t.co/kf7kVzIMaX
ATENCIÓN // Oposición venezolana denunció "bloqueo" del CNE para impedir la inscripción de Corina Yoris como candidata https://t.co/w0oaTRbYcF
The process of nominating candidates for the presidential elections in #Venezuela continues. Our correspondent Gladys Quesada (@GladysteleSUR) gives us a report on this matter https://t.co/Dft6ResNu0
Venezuela’s embattled opposition announced Friday it was naming a new candidate to face off against President Nicolas Maduro this summer, giving renewed hope to the country’s push toward democracy. https://t.co/BwkdDBwsEy