The head of the country's National
Electoral Council (CNE), Tibisay Lucena, said on Tuesday that governors would
now be elected "at the end of the first half of 2017," in a statement
on state TV. No reason for the change was given. The 24 state governors'
four-year terms were to end in early January, with elections set for December. Maduro (pictured), who replaced the
popular Hugo Chavez in 2013 after his death, has seen his ratings fall to 20
percent amid a deep economic crisis in the OPEC nation. The center-right opposition won a
landslide in legislative elections last December, taking control of the
National Assembly for the first time since Chavez came to power. More…
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Ruling party stalls looming poll fallout in Venezuela
The head of the country's National
Electoral Council (CNE), Tibisay Lucena, said on Tuesday that governors would
now be elected "at the end of the first half of 2017," in a statement
on state TV. No reason for the change was given. The 24 state governors'
four-year terms were to end in early January, with elections set for December. Maduro (pictured), who replaced the
popular Hugo Chavez in 2013 after his death, has seen his ratings fall to 20
percent amid a deep economic crisis in the OPEC nation. The center-right opposition won a
landslide in legislative elections last December, taking control of the
National Assembly for the first time since Chavez came to power. More…
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