Venezuelan opposition to hold primary vote on Sunday amid growing hopes for change

The Venezuelan opposition is holding its primary election on Sunday to choose a candidate who would face strongman Nicolas Maduro in an election expected to be held next year under more fair and transparent conditions, following a groundbreaking U.S.-brokered deal signed this week. The primary vote is likely to be easily won by Vente Venezuela party chief María Corina Machado, even though the Caracas socialist regime has yet to lift an administrative ruling banning her from competing for public office. This point was a major source of contention during negotiations held in Barbados on Tuesday ...