Chavez's Former Wife To
Run For Mayorship
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez's ex-wife
has said she would seek
to become mayor of the
western city of
Barquisimeto in regional
elections in November.
Marisabel Rodriguez, 43,
has been an opponent of
Chavez's policies since
the couple divorced in
2004.
"Democracy" has been
replaced with "nepotism,
inefficiency and
intolerance" in
Venezuela under Chavez,
she told reporters on
Saturday.
She will run for the
opposition Podemos
party, which has voiced
support for her
candidacy.
Barquisimeto, capital of
the western Lara state,
is also Rodriguez's
hometown.
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