New split in anti-Chavez alliance

international | politics / elections | other press Monday September 27, 2004 12:13 by pat c

Venezuela's opposition alliance is continuing to unravel as a third political party, Primero Justicia, has announced it is pulling out.
One of the party's leaders, Julio Borges, said the country needed to bridge the divide between supporters and opponents of President Hugo Chavez.

Earlier, the alliance failed in a new bid to overturn Mr Chavez's victory in a referendum on his rule last month.

Two other key opposition members left the alliance earlier this week.

Announcing the move, Mr Borges said the Democratic Co-ordinator alliance had "completed a phase" and that Venezuela was now seeking an alternative.

"It makes no sense for a country to split because of the effect of one person," he said, referring to Mr Chavez. We understand that there are people who support the regime and others who oppose it, but we're all Venezuelans here and what unites us is stronger than what separates us: we want a country of opportunities for all."

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