Saturday, October 14, 2017

Will Venezuela's Sunday Elections Be Free And Fair?


Venezuelans go to the polls on Sunday, Oct. 15, where the ruling Socialist United Party (PSUV) is expected to maintain power, if not gain seats. How can that be? In a country reeling from three years of recession (let's just call it Venezuela's Great Depression once and for all, shall we?) and a power grab by old school Latin American Marxist ideologues led by President Nicolas Maduro, one would think the opposition would run the numbers. The market doesn't think it's going to happen. PSUV will come out the electoral winner this weekend. Few think otherwise. More…

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