2012 Democratic Unity Roundtable presidential primary

none 2012 Democratic Unity Roundtable presidential primary Venezuela primary Popular no 12 February 2012 2023 Unitary Platform presidential primaries 2023 17,947,999 3,079,284 (17.16%) File:Henrique Capriles Radonski from Margarita island.jpg 150x150px Henrique Capriles Justice First Tricolor Bloc 1,923,524 62.47% File:Pablo Pérez 2010.JPG Pablo Pérez Álvarez Un Nuevo Tiempo Social Democratic Bloc 899,385 29.21% Elecciones primarias de la Mesa de la Unidad Democrática de Venezuela de 2012 - Resultados por entidad federal.svg Results by state Presidential nominee Manuel Rosales Un Nuevo Tiempo Henrique Capriles Justice First The primary elections of the Unity Roundtable were held on 12 February 2012, and determined the presidential candidate of the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) for the 2012 Venezuelan presidential election, which were held on October 7, As well as their candidates in the coming regional and municipal elections, to be held in December 2012 and December 2013 respectively. These were the first open presidential primaries in the history of Venezuela,http://www.abc.es/20111009/internacional/abci-entrevista-ramon-guillermo-aveledo-201110091942.html "Chávez utiliza su enfermedad con fines políticos y electorales" Vinogradoff, Ludmila 2011 Diario ABC and the largest of its kind and in participation in world history.Henrique Capriles gana las primarias de la oposición venezolana http://elpais.com/elpais/portada_america.html The selection process was through open primary elections, for which any Venezuelan citizen could vote, regardless of their membership in some of the political parties that make up the MUD. Similarly, politicians without membership in this coalition could participate in them, although they must register a certain number of signatures.http://eltiempo.com.ve/venezuela/politica/candidatos-se-postulan-a-primarias-en-medio-de-fuertes-criticas-a-la-mud/36230 Candidatos se postulan a primarias en medio de fuertes críticas a la MUD 2011 El Tiempo (Venezuela) 2017-03-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20111104032857/http://eltiempo.com.ve/venezuela/politica/candidatos-se-postulan-a-primarias-en-medio-de-fuertes-criticas-a-la-mud/36230 2011-11-04 dead In addition, all candidates are required to deposit a sum of money to pay 45% of the expenses that the National Electoral Council (CNE) requires to organize the primaries, the rest will be paid by the political parties of the MUD.http://eltiempo.com.ve/venezuela/comicios/cada-candidato-debe-pagar-bsf-525-mil-para-primarias-de-la-mud/35446 Cada candidato debe pagar Bs.F 525 mil para primarias de la MUD Crespo, Carlos 2011 El Tiempo (Venezuela) 2017-03-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20111027195409/http://eltiempo.com.ve/venezuela/comicios/cada-candidato-debe-pagar-bsf-525-mil-para-primarias-de-la-mud/35446 2011-10-27 dead The registration process for presidential candidates was held between November 1 and 3, 2011, and was attended by six politicians (in order of registration): Leopoldo López, María Corina Machado, Henrique Capriles Radonski, Pablo Pérez, Pablo Medina and Diego Arria. On January 24, 2012, López declined his candidacy in favor of Capriles Radonski.http://www.el-nacional.com/noticia/19460/64/Lopez:-Capriles,-seras-el-proximo-Presidente-de-todos-los-venezolanos.html López: Capriles, serás el próximo Presidente de todos los venezolanos 2012 El Nacional (Venezuela) 2017-03-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20120127122408/http://www.el-nacional.com/noticia/19460/64/Lopez%3A-Capriles%2C-seras-el-proximo-Presidente-de-todos-los-venezolanos.html 2012-01-27 dead Presidential primaries Pre-Candidates The presidential candidates of the Unit's Bureau were registered between the first 3 days of November 2011, for the primary election to be held on February 12, 2012. This election had five candidates. Prior to the nominations, other political leaders and national and regional personalities declined, including: Antonio Ledezma, César Pérez Vivas, Cecilia Sosa and Oswaldo Álvarez Paz. After the registration process, the MUD Primary Electoral Commission decided not to admit Pablo Medina's nomination, since he did not have the necessary resources to help finance the primaries; But later he was admitted, after he committed to contribute what he could, claiming to be a man of few resources of union origin.http://www.laverdad.com/detnotic.php?CodNotic=73996 Pablo Medina si va a las primarias Argüelles, Yaileth 2011 La VerdadApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes On January 24, 2012, Leopoldo López announces the resignation of his candidacy to support Henrique Capriles.http://www.enterategente.com/leopoldo-lopez-declina-su-candidatura-a-favor-de-capriles-radonski/ Leopoldo López declina su candidatura a favor de Capriles Radonski 2012 2017-03-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20170320051902/http://www.enterategente.com/leopoldo-lopez-declina-su-candidatura-a-favor-de-capriles-radonski/ 2017-03-20 usurped In the case of the Unit Presidential primaries (a political group opposed to Hugo Chávez), a presidential candidate, a candidate for one of the two metropolitan mayoralties, a candidate for 18 of the 24 governorates, and a candidate for 276 of the 335 municipalities. Candidatures for the Caracas Metropolitan Mayor's Office, the six remaining governorships, and the other 59 mayors were selected by consensus.http://noticias24.com/venezuela/noticia/14442/mud-fija-posicion-sobre-el-proceso-de-seleccion-de-candidatos-para-las-primarias/ Si MUD decidió por consenso las candidaturas de Trejo, Falcón, Ledezma, Pérez Vivas y Salas Feo 2011 Noticias24 2017-03-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20111106134553/http://noticias24.com/venezuela/noticia/14442/mud-fija-posicion-sobre-el-proceso-de-seleccion-de-candidatos-para-las-primarias/ 2011-11-06 dead The presidential candidate of the Unit's Bureau will face Hugo Chávez in the presidential election on October 7, 2012. Instead, candidates for governor and mayor of the Bureau of Unity will do so mainly against the candidates of the PSUV in The regional elections of 16 December 2012 and the municipal elections of April 2013. Opinion polls Source Date Sample Void/Null 60px 60px 70px| 80px 60px 60px NS/NR Diego Arria Henrique Capriles Leopoldo López María Corina Machado Pablo Medina Pablo PérezConsultores 21Finales de diciembre, 2011 - -N/A 56,0 %13,8 %2,4 %N/A16,8 % -IVAD10-17 november, 20111200 -1,3 % 25,7 %11,2 %2,8 %N/A17,6 %41,4 %Varianzas5-17 november, 20111900 -N/A 43 %15 %3 %N/A35 %4 %Keller & Asociadosoctubre-3 november, 20111200 -N/A 43 %9 %10 %N/A15 % -IVAD10-17 october, 20111200 -N/A 26 %10,1 %4,1 %N/A16,2 %38,6 %Datanálisis19-28 september, 20111300 -N/A 35,6 %20,2 %5,1 %N/A18,4 % -Hinterlaces10 february, 20121000 -2 % 66 % -6 %1 %25 % - Participation The Bureau of the Unit reported a participation of 3,059,024 voters, 16.5% of the electoral roll, which was well above the estimate that several analysts had stated; 11 the general consensus was that a 10% participation would be considered a success.http://globovision.com/news.php?nid=218717 Casi tres millones de venezolanos participaron en Primarias de la Unidad 2012 Globovisión 2017-03-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20120215221827/http://www.globovision.com/news.php?nid=218717 2012-02-15 dead Journalist Eleazar Díaz Rangel, editor of the newspaper Últimas Noticias, had declared a week earlier that it was very likely that the participation would be around one million voters. The president of the GIS XXI polling station, Jesse Chacón, who has been a minister Of Chavez in several portfolios, said that the opposition could not win Chávez if he did not get more than two and a half million votes. Television presenter Mario Silva initially stated that the primaries were not going to take place, but a few days before of them said that if they were held, less than 500 thousand people would vote.http://noticias.terra.com.mx/mundo/supera-expectativas-votacion-venezolana,bc8af2d924475310VgnVCM10000098f154d0RCRD.html Supera expectativas votación venezolana 2012 Terra 2017-03-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20170320052204/http://noticias.terra.com.mx/mundo/supera-expectativas-votacion-venezolana,bc8af2d924475310VgnVCM10000098f154d0RCRD.html 2017-03-20 deadhttp://www.terra.com.ve/actualidad/articulo/html/act2975883-oposicion-necesita-2-millones-de-votos-para-derrotar-a-chavez.htm https://archive.today/20130422002106/http://www.terra.com.ve/actualidad/articulo/html/act2975883-oposicion-necesita-2-millones-de-votos-para-derrotar-a-chavez.htm dead 2013-04-22 Oposición necesita 2 millones de votos para derrotar a Chávez Agencia EFE 2012 Terrahttp://www.notizulia.net/politica/67-politica/24045-el-chavismo-se-debate-entre-votar-en-las-primarias-o-ligar-la-abstencion-este-12-de-febrero.html El chavismo se debate entre votar en las primarias o ligar la abstención este 12 de febrero Ulacio, Sandy 2012 NotiZulia According to Teresa Albanes, a spokeswoman for the Bureau of Unity, the percentage of Venezuelans abroad was the highest ever recorded. She highlighted the fact that more people voted than in the 2010 PSUV primaries, Government party, this time 900,000 people voted, although they were closed primaries for a parliamentary election.https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias/2012/02/120212_venezuela_capriles_triunfo_cch Capriles Radonski: el nuevo rival de Hugo Chávez Paullier, Juan 2012 BBC Mundo On 14 February, the Supreme Court of Justice ordered the Unity Bureau to be given the ballot papers to review, since some candidates and sectors classified the number of voters as "fraud" even though the same court had Declared two years before the data of the electoral notebooks are confidential.http://www.lapatilla.com/site/2012/02/14/minuto-a-minuto-orden-tardia-del-tsj-permite-quema-de-cuadernos-de-votacion-de-las-primarias-fotos/ TSJ pide detener quema de cuadernos 2017-03-19 2012-02-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20120215215252/http://www.lapatilla.com/site/2012/02/14/minuto-a-minuto-orden-tardia-del-tsj-permite-quema-de-cuadernos-de-votacion-de-las-primarias-fotos/ deadhttp://www.lapatilla.com/site/2012/02/14/tsj-en-2009-los-datos-de-lo-cuadernos-electorales-son-confidenciales/ Los datos de lo cuadernos electorales son confidenciales 2017-03-19 2012-02-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20120216042401/http://www.lapatilla.com/site/2012/02/14/tsj-en-2009-los-datos-de-lo-cuadernos-electorales-son-confidenciales/ dead A student of the Bolivarian University of Aragua, Arnaldo Espinoza, was run over by a crane of the state police while he was observing the opposition protest to the order of the TSJ. Hours later police officers would confirm the student's death in a Maracay clinic. The next day, the notebooks were burned by the Unit's Bureau to guarantee the confidentiality of the data in contempt of the order of the TSJ.http://www.europapress.es/latam/venezuela/noticia-venezuela-mud-quema-cuadernos-votacion-primarias-pese-prohibicion-tribunal-supremo-20120215023403.html La MUD quema los cuadernos de votación de las primarias pese a la prohibición del Supremo See also Democratic Unity Roundtable state primaries, 2012 References Category:2012 in Venezuela Category:Primary elections in Venezuela Category:Opposition to Hugo Chávez