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Venezuelan regime sweeps mayors races, tightening Maduro's grip on power

  • Written by Benigno Alarcón, Director of the Center for Political Studies, Andres Bello Catholic University (UCAB)

Venezuela’s ruling Socialist Party swept the country’s Dec. 10 municipal elections, winning 300 of 339 races for mayor, including in 39 of the country’s 40 biggest cities.

The regime’s big win comes two weeks after an announcement that Nicolás Maduro, president of the crisis-stricken nation, would himself seek...

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