Caracas Daily Journal (Jeremy Morgan): Leaders of President Hugo Chavez' United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) tried to get out the vote for Sunday's internal elections, but attention focused on outbreaks of dissent. There was speculation about a split in Zulia State Governor Manuel Rosales' opposition party, Un Nuevo Tiempo.
On Monday, the national directive of the PSUV rejected 11 aspirants to stand as PSUV candidates at the state and municipal elections on November 23. Among them was Lt.Col. Luis Yoyotte, who'd been eyeing governor of Cojedes state but was disqualified for being on active service. Chávez has allowed 14 officers to stand down to pursue political ambitions.
In Zulia, Jose Oviedo claimed he'd been "excluded" in his bid for mayor of a town ... about 40 indigenous people protested in his support Monday at PSUV headquarters in Caracas.
In Tachira, Otto Parada, a state legislator, complained that Jose Gregorio Vielma Mora -- previously head of the tax collection agency, Seniat -- was pushing his candidacy with help from the state government. Leonardo Salcedo, another contender, called for Vielma Mora to be disciplined. National Assembly (AN) Deputy Wilmer Azuaje continued being awkward about the President's family in their home state of Barinas. He said they were divided among themselves, and did so in the Brazilian newspaper, O Estado de Sao Paulo.
In Lara, town Mayor Henri Falcon claimed the party was in the grip of the state governor and a mayor called Julio Chavez. Whether the mayor's related to the President is unclear. Grumbles were also heard in Anzoategui, Bolivar, Cojedes, Guarico and Monagas states.
As for UNT, reports said Rosales and Chacao Municipal Mayor Leopoldo Lopez were set to part ways over the choice of Lilian Hernandez to succeed Lopez ... the dispute is said to have worsened after Rosales urged William Ojeda to stand aside for Carlos Ocariz in Sucre, a key target for an opposition takeover in east Caracas.
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