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Tensions emerge within Venezuelan opposition as deadline approaches to find a candidate to face Maduro
There are doubts about the participation of the National Electoral Council — a Chavista-controlled institution — in the organization of primary elections. Many fear the that it won’t be possible to present a candidate of consensus