Venezuela’s government-controlled electoral board said it would allow the nation’s main opposition coalition to take part in upcoming elections, in a bid to boost participation after years of boycotts. The Democratic Unity Roundtable opposition bloc, known as MUD, will be one of twenty recently authorized political parties through which candidates can vie for the more than 300 state and local positions up for election on Nov. 21. By By Patricia Laya and Alex Vasquez. Full Text-> Bloomberg