The Supreme Court of Venezuela banned opposition right-wing politician Maria Corina Mochado from running for president. This was reported by the TV channel Globovision.
The court decided to ban Mochado, the leader of the right-wing opposition party Vente Venezuela, from public office for 15 years. The court considered that the reason for such a sentence was participation in a corruption scheme organized by the self-proclaimed president of the country, Juan Guaido.
At the same time, on October 17, 2023, the Unitary Platform, uniting the Venezuelan government and the radical opposition, signed the “Partial Agreement on Political Rights and Electoral Guarantees for All”. The White House, one of the pioneers, later argued that this would allow the opposition to participate in the election process.
Before that, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov statedThere is no exact date for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s visit to the Russian Federation.
Previously, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a phone conversation with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. invited The leader of the Latin American country will visit Moscow on an official visit after the New Year in 2024.