Opposition presidential primaries begin in Venezuela

From the early hours of Sunday morning, voters arrived at polling stations throughout Venezuela. Teresa Albanes, the president of the Unified Democratic Panel (MUD) Electoral Committee, said that polling stations have been set up without problems.

In an unprecedented vote, Venezuelan dissenters are choosing their candidate to October presidential vote. Five candidates seek to represent the Venezuelan opposition in national elections in October: Pablo Medina, Diego Arria, María Corina Machado, Henrique Capriles and Pablo Pérez.

Earlier on Sunday, Venezuelans residing in Sydney, Melbourne, and major Spanish cities, including Madrid, Valencia, Bilbao, Vigo, Orense and Mallorca, begun to cast their vote, and they shared their experience through social networks.