Opposition ProyectoVenezuela (PV) party announced Tuesday decision to withdraw from the elections next December 4th and asked for suspension of the polls for considering that respect for vote is not ensured.

"Obviously, we, Venezuelans, are entitled to vote, but we lack the right to elect. We vote, but the National Electoral Council does elect," PV founding leader Henrique Salas Romer said.

In his opinion, the situation was apparent from the recall referendum last year, and local and municipal elections held last August 7th.

"As a result, we cannot but suggest that as an act of conscience, those candidates who are the owners of their candidacy make their own decision. But we do ask the nation to refrain from voting as long as there is not a trustworthy arbiter, as long as vote is not manual and verifiable by everyone, as long as we cannot, before our fellow citizens, regardless of their position, state that here, in Venezuela, the one favored by people is the winner."