The hurricane Maria Corina Machado took the traditional opposition parties ahead in historic primary elections, which exceeded all expectations until the ballots were exhausted in several states. The massive support for Maria Corina Machado reached the 93.13% votes, according to the first bulletin issued by the National Commission of Primary (CNP). In second place was the wayward Carlos Prosperi, social democratic candidate of Democratic Action (AD), who did not even reach 5% of the estimates.
The rest of the candidates, who covered the entire political spectrum, It didn’t even reach 1% of the votes.
“This historic feat is not the end, but it is the beginning of the end. Today very powerful forces have been unleashed in the face of obstacles and abuses. “Venezuela has broken down all barriers with this citizen avalanche,” Machado stressed to his team, her followers and the majority of the candidates, who came to congratulate her. unitary opposition candidate announced the construction of a great national alliance with parties, unions and associations to “defeat tyranny.”
An “unstoppable social movement”, marked by “rebellion” and “defiance”, open even to former Chavista followers disappointed with power. “We are with open arms,” added the great winner of a primary historical.
Machado highlighted the work of the CNP, which needed to activate a “contingency mechanism” to complete the count, since Its Internet server (of a public entity) was blocked. It was the last trick of the Bolivarian revolution, which also imposed information silence and censorship on television and radio channels.