Independent polling companies in
Venezuela are reporting that if the Dec. 6 national assembly elections are
fair, Nicolás Maduro’s United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) is likely to
take a beating. President Maduro announced last month that no matter the
outcome, the PSUV will not relinquish power. He also said he plans to win. No
wonder since Venezuela has not held a fair election in at least a dozen years
and it’s not likely that this one will be different. Cue the outrage from the
Organization of American States, though why now and what took so long it hasn’t
said. On Tuesday OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro sent an 18-page letter to
Tibisay Lucena, president of Venezuela’s electoral council, sharply criticizing
the country’s decision not to allow an OAS observer mission for the election.
He also outlined numerous transgressions committed by the government against
democratic norms in the lead up to the vote. More… 
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Venezuela’s Maduro Won’t Give Up Power
Independent polling companies in
Venezuela are reporting that if the Dec. 6 national assembly elections are
fair, Nicolás Maduro’s United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) is likely to
take a beating. President Maduro announced last month that no matter the
outcome, the PSUV will not relinquish power. He also said he plans to win. No
wonder since Venezuela has not held a fair election in at least a dozen years
and it’s not likely that this one will be different. Cue the outrage from the
Organization of American States, though why now and what took so long it hasn’t
said. On Tuesday OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro sent an 18-page letter to
Tibisay Lucena, president of Venezuela’s electoral council, sharply criticizing
the country’s decision not to allow an OAS observer mission for the election.
He also outlined numerous transgressions committed by the government against
democratic norms in the lead up to the vote. More… 
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