# Cabello said the opposition primary could not proceed without electoral-authority support

Date: 2023

As Venezuela's opposition prepared its October 2023 primary, [Cabello](/people/diosdado-cabello) publicly argued that the vote could not take place as announced without technical support from the National Electoral Council. Contemporary reporting described him as the leading PSUV figure attacking the independently organized primary process. [infobae](https://www.infobae.com/venezuela/2023/09/26/el-regimen-venezolano-advirtio-que-la-oposicion-no-podra-celebrar-primarias-sin-la-intervencion-del-consejo-electoral/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

## Drivers

- Cabello PSUV strongman and interior repression: https://factrail.ai/drivers/cabello-psuv-strongman

## Sources

- https://efe.com/mundo/2023-10-21/el-chavismo-el-principal-detractor-de-las-primarias-de-la-oposicion-en-venezuela/
- https://www.infobae.com/venezuela/2023/09/26/el-regimen-venezolano-advirtio-que-la-oposicion-no-podra-celebrar-primarias-sin-la-intervencion-del-consejo-electoral/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/cabello-cne-opposition-primary-pressure-2023