Venezuela presidential election scheduled for 22 April has been pushed back by a month,

The snap presidential election in Venezuela scheduled for 22 April has been pushed back by a month, the National Electoral Council (CNE) has announced.

The CNE said the poll would now be held on May 20,2018

The move came after an agreement was reached between the government and a small number of opposition parties.

President Nicolás Maduro has registered to run for a second six-year term.

The main opposition Democratic Unity coalition announced it would boycott the 22 April election and refused to put up any candidates to oppose President Maduro.

In response to the latest announcement the coalition said it would be maintaining its boycott, saying the elections would still be fraudulent.