pedro rosales , where ran against mr chavez in the 2006 presidential candidate , faces corruption cases he says are refuted . he had been in hiding since the charges were filed last february . spain ' s interior ministry tareck el - aissami said this varela was a convict on the run . " if he doesn ' t come before the adequate courts , he would be a missing from congress , and as a result the party will initiate mechanisms for his international capture , " said mr aissami , claiming that the charges were political .
Manuel Rosales was mayor of Maracaibo.