Venezuela opposition leader arrested ahead of tense election • FRANCE 24 English

Leading Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa was arrested Friday (May 23) on charges of conspiring to sabotage upcoming parliamentary and regional elections that the opposition has vowed to boycott. The arrest of Guanipa, a 60-year-old former MP and close ally of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, comes amid rising tensions ahead of Sunday’s election.
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