Chavismo Consolidates Its Power with Minimal Popular Support and without International Validation

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The map of Venezuela has become redder after the elections this Sunday. The domination of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) as a single government force, however, has a double face. The formation loses a slice of votes in each vote—at least three million since Nicolás Maduro came to power in 2013—putting the chavismo in its minimums of popular support and without international validation. Abstention, with these premises, can be cons…

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Victoria Korn The vice president of the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela, Carlos Quintero, reported Sunday night that the ruling coalition led by the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), triumphed strongly in the parliamentary and regional elections that took place this Sunday. Venezuela elected yesterday 24 governors, 285 deputies to the National Assembly and 260 state legislators on a day characterized by tranquility, altho…

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He won the governorships in 23 of the 24 states. There was low participation. Some 21.4 million Venezuelans were called to the polls to elect 569 seats, including 285 deputies to the National Assembly (AN, Parliament), 24 governors - including that of the Esequibo - and 260 regional legislators. Nicolás Maduro’s United Socialist Party (PSUV) won as the great winner of this Sunday’s legislative and regional elections. PSUV triumphed in 23 of the …