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References
- ↑ Globovision, 1 April 2007, Eduardo Lapi, gobernador más joven de Venezuela
- ↑ "What is corruption?". Transparency.org. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ↑ Winnipeg Free Press, 27 April 2009, Peru grants asylum to Venezuelan opposition leader
- ↑ Globovision, 3 November 2008, TSJ: Eduardo Lapi no podrá seguir en carrera hacia la gobernación de Yaracuy
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