Two high-profile Venezuelan opposition leaders in talks with government to participate in upcoming legislative elections despite planned boycott . Opposition parties had agreed to sit out the parliamentary vote slated for December, arguing the poll was tainted by Supreme Court meddling in political parties and an arbitrary expansion of the number of legislators. News signals a major rift within the opposition, which last year coalesced around the figure of congress chief Juano, who has been recognized by dozens of countries as Venezuela’s legitimate president.
Henrique Capriles and legislator Stalin Gonzalez have been quietly leading an effort to field opposition candidates.