Tuesday, December 08, 2015

#VENEZUELA: Anti-Chavezist Oppo. Wins Back The Legislature; Can Now Challenge Left

[world politics news]


The opposition have soundly defeated the ruling Socialists to win the legislature for the first time in 16 years and gain a long-sought platform to challenge President Nicolas Maduro's rule of the OPEC nation. The opposition Democratic Unity coalition won 99 seats to the Socialists' 46 in the 167-national National Assembly, the election board said, with some districts still to be counted.

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