To applause, the leader showed the document that accredits him as a standard bearer of Primero Justicia and later opened his speech saying that his candidacy comes to help the country’s poor. “For me, politics is the people,” he said.
Former Governor Henrique Capriles launched this Friday his candidacy for the opposition primary on October 22, during a act of proclamation organized by his Primero Justicia party.
Supported by PJ executives and militants, the 50-year-old politician thanked the support of his formation, which proposed him for the contest after an internal consultation in which Juan Pablo Guanipa and Carlos Ocariz also participated, both present at the event , in which they ratified their support for the two-time presidential candidate.
A disqualification weighs on Capriles that prevents him from holding positions in the Public Power, an obstacle that the National Primary Commission hopes will be resolved through the negotiation table between the government and the opposition.
The proclamation was headed by the president of PJ, deputy María Beatriz Martínez, who asked all those present to stand up and, with their right hand raised, pledge support to this aspiration shouting “we are ready”.
To applause, Capriles showed the document that accredits him as the party’s standard-bearer and later opened his speech by saying that your candidacy comes to help the poor of this country, promising that it will be an instrument in favor of the most disadvantaged.
“If we call ourselves Justice First, that has to be our first cause, the poor, those who walk barefoot, for me politics is the people,” he said.
The leader highlighted the needs of workers and pensioners who receive a minimum monthly income of about 5 dollars. He also reiterated that will support free education and health, and that he will defend minorities.
