Chavismo blocks the nomination of the opposition candidate and a former rival of Hugo Chávez will face Maduro in the elections. Opposition asks that the deadline to present candidates for the July elections be extended.
The governor of Zulia, Manuel Rosales, contested the presidency in 2006 and was defeated by the Bolivarian leader. The opposition had planned to register Corina Yoris, nominated to take the place of María Corina Machado, who had swept the primaries of this party alliance last year.