Venezuela's new political stalemate (Dec. 9, 2020)
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Pretty much everybody agrees that Venezuela's legislative elections on Sunday were not free and fair. Nonetheless, the end of the current opposition-led National Assembly's mandate effectively closes the last remaining space for legal opposition to Maduro's government. It leaves the country in a new political standoff -- as the current opposition coalition must prove its relevance and Maduro cements his position as an international pariah, reports the
Venezuela's new political stalemate (Dec. 9, 2020)
Venezuela's new political stalemate (Dec. 9…
Venezuela's new political stalemate (Dec. 9, 2020)
Pretty much everybody agrees that Venezuela's legislative elections on Sunday were not free and fair. Nonetheless, the end of the current opposition-led National Assembly's mandate effectively closes the last remaining space for legal opposition to Maduro's government. It leaves the country in a new political standoff -- as the current opposition coalition must prove its relevance and Maduro cements his position as an international pariah, reports the