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Venezuelan President Claims Victory in Parliamentary Elections Boycotted by Opposition

HeadlineDec 07, 2020

In Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro has claimed victory in parliamentary elections. Turnout was unusually low, at just over 30%, after opposition leader Juan Guaidó called for a boycott of the election. Maduro is calling on incoming President Joe Biden to abandon the U.S.’s interventionist agenda in Venezuela and drop all sanctions.

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