Venezuela hits back at U.S. for questioning its democracy

Venezuela's foreign minister on Monday blasted her U.S. counterpart John Kerry for questioning the country's democratic credentials ahead of legislative elections the ruling socialists are forecast to lose. The spat follows a nascent rapprochement earlier this year between the two ideologically-opposed nations. In an interview broadcast by CNN en Espanol on Monday, Kerry described Venezuela as "troubled" and said December's elections would be a "measure of the type of democracy that exists in the country." Responding on Twitter on Monday night, Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez said Venezuela rejected Kerry's comments."The electoral register in the United States is founded on discrimination... Our political system is founded on democracy." More…