▁the ▁traditional ▁Democratic ▁Action ▁and ▁CO PE I ▁( which ▁held ▁power ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 8 ); ▁the ▁left ▁groups ▁Mov ement ▁for ▁Social ism , ▁Rad ical ▁C ause ▁and ▁Red ▁Flag ▁Party ; ▁and ▁more ▁recently ▁established ▁parties ▁A ▁New ▁Era , ▁Justice ▁First ▁and ▁For ▁Social ▁Dem ocracy ▁(" PO DE M OS "). ▁In ▁April ▁the ▁M UD ▁held ▁prim aries ▁in ▁ 1 5 ▁elect oral ▁districts , ▁with ▁ 3 6 1 , 0 0 0 ▁vot ers ▁particip ating , ▁and ▁selecting ▁ 2 2 ▁candidates ▁( the ▁remaining ▁ 1 4 3 ▁candidates ▁were ▁chosen ▁" by ▁cons ensus "). ▁The ▁candidates ▁chosen ▁included ▁Maria ▁Cor ina ▁Mach ado ▁( of ▁Sum ate ) ▁and ▁Manuel ▁Ros ales , ▁the ▁opposition ' s ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁president ial ▁election ▁and ▁now ▁in ▁ex ile ▁in ▁Peru ▁( due ▁to ▁cor ruption ▁charges , ▁which ▁he ▁den ies ). ▁In ▁addition , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁nine ▁police ▁officials ▁imprison ed ▁for ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Venez uel an ▁coup ▁d ' état ▁attempt , ▁regarded ▁by ▁the ▁M UD ▁as ▁political ▁prisoners , ▁were ▁also ▁nominated , ▁in ▁districts ▁with ▁a ▁real ▁chance ▁of ▁opposition ▁success ; ▁winning ▁would ▁require ▁their ▁release ▁due ▁to ▁parliament ary ▁imm unity . ▁ ▁The ▁M UD ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁Mov imiento ▁ 2 D ▁opposition ▁movement ▁led ▁by ▁El