Defying international calls, Venezuela holds contentious election
Defying international calls, Venezuela holds contentious electionby wpjljron
Sunday, July 30th, 2017.Defying international calls, Venezuela holds contentious electionCARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro defiantly followed through Sunday with his pledge to hold an internationally condemned election, creating a critical new stage in a long-simmering crisis that could mint the Western Hemisphere’s newest dictatorship. The vote began unfolding Sunday at dawn under the watchful eyes of 326,000 troops and amounted to a […]
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro defiantly followed through Sunday with his pledge to hold an internationally condemned election, creating a critical new stage in a long-simmering crisis that could mint the Western Hemisphere’s newest dictatorship.