Eduardo Lapi (born May 17, 1963) is a
Venezuelan politician. He was Governor of
Yaracuy for the
National Convergence from 1995 to 2004. He lost to
Carlos Eduardo Gimenez Colmenares (
For Social Democracy
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) in the
2004 Venezuelan regional elections
The 2004 regional elections of Venezuela were held on 31 October 2004 to elect 22 governors and 2 metropolitan mayors for a four-year term beginning in 2004 and ending in 2008, when the next regional elections were held. The elections were orig ...
.
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
2008 Venezuelan regional elections
The 2008 regional elections of Venezuela were held on 23 November 2008 to choose 22 governors and 2 metropolitan mayors. The candidates were selected for a term beginning in 2008 and ending in 2012, when the next regional electio ...
was aborted by a Supreme Court declaration that he needed to be resident in the country to do so.
[ Globovision, 3 November 2008]
TSJ: Eduardo Lapi no podrá seguir en carrera hacia la gobernación de Yaracuy
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References
Living people
Governors of Yaracuy
National Convergence (Venezuela) politicians
People from Yaracuy
1964 births
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