Venezuela opposition leader Capriles says banned from political office for 15 years
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559809
Venezuela opposition leader Capriles says banned from political office for 15 years
- Title: Venezuela opposition leader Capriles says banned from political office for 15 years
- Date: 7th April 2017
- Summary: ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** GENERAL VIEW OF PEOPLE AT EVENT ANNOUNCING THE CANDIDACY OF CAPRILES (BEFORE THE PRIMARY) CAPRILES WAVING TO SUPPORTERS PEOPLE APPLAUDING FOR CAPRILES (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) THEN-VENEZUELAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE (BEFORE THE PRIMARY), HENRIQUE CAPRILES, SAYING: "This is the bus of progress. We are progressives." VARIOUS OF CAPRILES VOTING IN THE OPPOSITION PRIMARY ELECTION FIREWORKS CAPRILES GIVING HIS SPEECH AFTER WINNING THE PRIMARY (NOT A SOUNDBITE) PEOPLE CELEBRATING THE VICTORY OF CAPRILES IN THE PRIMARY (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) THEN-VENEZUELAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE (AFTER THE PRIMARY), HENRIQUE CAPRILES, SAYING: "Today, the future of Venezuela won and as we said and as we repeat to our people, there is a path, there is a path for progress, for the future, to make Venezuela the great country." VARIOUS OF CAPRILES ENTERING THE NATIONAL ELECTORAL COUNCIL (CNE) TO REGISTER HIS CANDIDACY FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION (AFTER THE PRIMARY) CAPRILES TALKING WITH DIRECTORS AT THE CNE CAPRILES SHOWING HIS DOCUMENT FOR REGISTERING HIS CANDIDACY (AFTER THE PRIMARY) TO THE CNE SANTA ELENA DE GUAIREN-EDO, BOLIVAR, VENEZUELA (FILE) (REUTERS) GENERAL VIEW OF CAPRILES CAMPAIGN EVENT SIGN FOR CAPRILES INDIGENOUS WOMAN PLACE A CROWN OF FEATHERS ON CAPRILES INDIGENOUS WOMAN LISTENING TO THE CAPRILES SPEECH VARIOUS OF CAPRILES GIVING SPEECH (NOT A SOUNDBITE) CHILDREN IN A TREE LISTENING TO CAPRILES CAPRILES WALKING AMONG CROWD CARACAS, VENEZUELA (FILE) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF CAPRILES ARRIVING AMONG CROWD FOR CLOSING CAMPAIGN IN THE 2013 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
- Embargoed: 21st April 2017 18:13
- Keywords: Henrique Capriles opposition opposition leader Nicolas Maduro recall referendum presidential election 2013
- Location: CARACAS AND SANTA ELENA DE GUAIREN-EDO, BOLIVIAR, VENEZUELA
- City: CARACAS AND SANTA ELENA DE GUAIREN-EDO, BOLIVIAR, VENEZUELA
- Country: Venezuela
- Topics: Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0036BFI5OJ
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles said on Friday (April 7) he has been notified he will be banned from holding political office for 15 years, amid what critics say is a crackdown on dissent by the leftist government of Nicolas Maduro.
The 44-year-old former governor of Miranda state lost the 2013 presidential election to Maduro by 1.5 percent of the vote. Capriles challenged the results and called for an audit but the election board turned down his request.
Since then, the 44-year-old has been at the forefront of efforts calling for a recall referendum on the unpopular Socialist president who the opposition blames for bankrupting the OPEC nation that has the highest inflation rate in the world, dramatic shortages of food and medicine and very high crime rates.
The protégé of populist former President Hugo Chavez, the 50-year-old Maduro says local opponents, backed by the United States and cheered by compliant foreign media, are deliberately "sabotaging" the economy in an attempt to bring down his government. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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