Eduardo Lapi
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Eduardo Lapi is a Venezuela
n politician. He was Governor of Yaracuy
for the National Convergence
from 1995 to 2004. He lost to Carlos Eduardo Gimenez Colmenares (For Social Democracy
) in the Venezuelan regional elections, 2004
.
In 2008 Lapi was granted asylum in Peru, after escaping prison in Venezuela. He had been charged with corruption, and said that he feared he would not receive a fair trial. Lapi's attempt to run again for Governor of Yaracuy in the Venezuelan regional elections, 2008
was aborted by a Supreme Court declaration that he needed to be resident in the country to do so.
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n politician. He was Governor of Yaracuy
Yaracuy
Yaracuy State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. It is bordered by Falcón in the north, in the west by Lara, in the south by Portuguesa and Cojedes and in the east by Cojedes and Carabobo....
for the National Convergence
National Convergence
The National Convergence is a conservative/Christian democratic political party in Venezuela. It was founded in 1993 by former President of Venezuela Rafael Caldera, successfully gaining a second term in the Venezuelan presidential election, 1993. From 1995 to 2004 Eduardo Lapi held the...
from 1995 to 2004. He lost to Carlos Eduardo Gimenez Colmenares (For Social Democracy
For Social Democracy
PODEMOS is a political party in Venezuela. In the 2005 legislative elections the party won 15 out of 165 seats in the National Assembly....
) in the Venezuelan regional elections, 2004
Venezuelan regional elections, 2004
The Venezuelan regional elections, 2004 took place on 31 October 2004.Candidates supporting Hugo Chavez won 21 out of the 23 governorships, as well as the metropolitan Caracas government. Wins included the opposition strongholds of Carabobo and Miranda. In addition, pro-government candidates won...
.
In 2008 Lapi was granted asylum in Peru, after escaping prison in Venezuela. He had been charged with corruption, and said that he feared he would not receive a fair trial. Lapi's attempt to run again for Governor of Yaracuy in the Venezuelan regional elections, 2008
Venezuelan regional elections, 2008
The regional elections of Venezuela were held on Sunday, 23 November 2008, to choose22 governors, 2 metropolitan mayors, 328 mayors and 251 aldermen for a four-year term . These were the first elections to be held since incumbent President Hugo Chávez founded the PSUV.In these elections, 17,308...
was aborted by a Supreme Court declaration that he needed to be resident in the country to do so.