Venezuela opposition presidential candidate announces alliance, seeks election date

FILE PHOTO: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrives after a news conference held by the national coordinator of Venezuela's opposition party Vente, in Caracas, Venezuela January 17, 2024. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition candidate Maria Corina Machado on Tuesday announced an alliance with political parties and civil society organizations that will help organize her campaign to challenge President Nicolas Maduro, and she called for an exact date for the elections.

Machado is currently barred from holding public office by Venezuela's comptroller general. Calling the ban unfair, Machado has appealed the decision but the Supreme Court has yet to decide.