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Hope was there for the election in Venezuela, but it was not to be
Opposition leader Mara Corina Machado said her movement has obtained 84% of voter tally sheets from Sunday’s presidential election, which showed that ex- diplomat Edmundo Gonzlez had won in a landslide. “There is a lot of fraud,” she added. Gonzlez got more than 7 million votes, compared to 3.2 million for President Nicols Maduro, she…
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There was hope in the air, but the election ended in a dispute and uncertainty
Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro cast his vote for the upcoming presidential election. Maduro has been in power since 2013, when he replaced the late Hugo Chavez. The election is being held amid protests over the government’s handling of the country’s economic crisis. Venezuelans are choosing between Maduro and opposition leader Andrés Gonzlez to lead the…