Eduardo Lapi (born May 17, 1963) is a Venezuelan politician.
Career He was governor of Yaracuy for the National Convergence from 1995 to 2004. He lost to Carlos Eduardo Gimenez Colmenares (For Social Democracy) in the 2004 Venezuelan regional elections.
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.Winnipeg Free Press, 27 April 2009, Peru grants asylum to Venezuelan opposition leader Lapi's attempt to run again for Governor of Yaracuy in the 2008 Venezuelan regional elections 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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