Venezuela's President Maduro Says He Won't Hand Over Revolution

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro warned that he wouldn’t let a defeat in December congressional elections derail his government even as his socialist party faces the possibility of losing control of the national assembly for the first time in 16 years. While the embattled leader said he would accept the results of the election, whatever the outcome, he’s not willing to “surrender the revolution.”“I would govern with the people, always with the people and the civil-military union,” Maduro said late Thursday on state television, in response to a question on how he would govern in the event the opposition takes control of congress. “In such a scenario, Venezuela would enter one of the most turbulent and poignant stages of its political life.” More…