In a major setback for Venezuela's opposition, four of its five opposition Governors broke with their coalition's official position yesterday to swear themselves in before a pro-government legislative superbody.<br/><br/>The Democratic Unity coalition went into the Oct. 15 gubernatorial polls as favorites for a big win due to voter anger at a brutal economic crisis in the OPEC member, but it ended up only taking just five of 23 states. Initially alleging fraud at the election, the opposition later acknowledged abstentionism in its ranks played a big part in the defeat, which cast into question its ability to beat the ruling Socialist Party at next year's presidential vote. <br/><br/>After the vote, the coalition said none of its winning candidates would "kneel" before the pro-President Nicolas Maduro Constituent Assembly body which it has refused to recognize since its establishment in a controversial election in July. <br/><br/>But the newly elected Governors from the Democratic Action party, swore themselves in before assembly directors as a prerequisite to taking office.