Venezuelan Government To Ban Opposition Parties From Participating In Next Year's Presidential Election

Daily Mail/AFP: That’s one way to secure a victory: Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro bans leading opposition parties from running in next year's presidential election

* Venezuela's President ban opposition parties from 2018 presidential election
* Nicolas Maduro said they were barred as they boycotted local elections
* Said as they didn't take part in local poll, they could not take part in presidential

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has banned leading opposition parties from taking part in next year's presidential election after they boycotted this weekend's mayoral polls across the country.

Maduro made the announcement after casting his own vote in the local elections on Sunday, in a move set to further consolidate his grip on power.

Maduro's ban includes the groups of key figures who have led street protests against his rule such as Henrique Capriles, Leopoldo Lopez and others.

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WNU Editor: Venezuela is now in a very dark place .... it is going to get even darker in 2018.

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