A leading party in Venezuela said Friday that it won't take part in the presidential election against President Nicolas Maduro, exposing divides in the opposition coalition. It is Venezuela's third largest opposition party and led by Leopoldo Lopez, who is under house arrest for organizing 2014 street protests. The decision came as a coalition of some 20 opposition parties pushed ahead with meetings this weekend aimed at reaching a unified position on whether to participate. "We will not nominate or endorse any candidate," Popular Will said, adding that doing otherwise would be "doing the dictatorship a favor." But not all of Venezuela's opposition parties appear to share the same strategy.

Source: ABC News February 16, 2018 20:00 UTC