The Venezuelan opposition buys time and opts for a provisional candidate to avoid abstention. The Unitary Platform manages to register the diplomat Edmundo González Urrutia with an extension of the deadline.

The decision seeks to conjure up the ghost of abstention that has previously worked in favor of Chavismo. The battle to enter the CNE digital form involves intense negotiation, which continued even after the official registration deadline. Before the close of the day, 12 candidates managed to sneak in, including Nicolás Maduro.