Opposition candidate wins first round at Central University

May 1, 2004

The opposition candidate to run Caracas’ Universidad Central de Venezuela, the largest in the country, won handily the first round of the vote getting 55% of the total. According to the rules, there will be a second round, since Paris did not receive the necessary 66.6% of the vote required to skip the next round. Pro-Chavez candidate Marcelo Alfonzo received 16% of the vote and will face Paris in the second round. The opposition had fielded four candidates which together received 83% of the votes. Both Professors and students vote on who the “Rector” of the university will be, but they have different weights in  the total.

This entry was posted on May 1, 2004 at 12:35 am and is filed under Venezuela.

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