It’s no secret that Venezuela is a cosmetic democracy in which President Nicolás Maduro resorts to all kinds of dirty tricks to retain absolute powers, but his latest move — designing ballot sheets designed to confuse opposition voters — would be almost amusing if it weren’t so devious. Earlier this week, Venezuela’s government-controlled National Electoral Commission released the ballot sheets for the crucial Dec. 6 legislative elections, which place the opposition’s “Unidad” (Unity) coalition, best known by its MUD acronym, next to two other non-related parties that — surprise, surprise — are also named “Unidad.” More…
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