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One of the early signs that coup plotters were still welcome in the club was Biden’s nomination of Victoria Nuland for under secretary of state for political affairs. Nuland was the conductor of the US orchestrated Ukrainian coup. In 2014, Nuland was caught on tape plotting the coup. Less well known is that, during that phone call, she was caught exposing that then vice president Biden would be willing to midwife the coup. No wonder orchestrating a coup didn’t disqualify Nuland for Biden: Biden approved of the coup. Nuland’s appointment suggests that he still does.
Venezuela s National Assembly elections: an important victory for Chavismo alainet.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from alainet.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
VENEZUELA’S free and fair elections to the National Assembly, held on December 6 2020, produced a substantial political victory for Chavismo: out the 277 MPs to be elected, the PSUV-led Great Patriotic Pole (the governing coalition, GPP) won with a 69.43 per cent landslide (4,276,926 votes); the Alianza Democratica (opposition) polled 17.72 per cent (1,095,170); Venezuela Unida received 4.15 per cent (295,450); and smaller coalitions got the remainder of the votes cast.
That is, out of the 277 seats contested, the GPP got 177 with the remaining 97 going to the other coalitions. Altogether, 6,251,080 people voted which represents 31 per cent of the registered electorate. This was the 25
th election since Hugo Chavez first became president in 1998.
Low Turnout, but Free, Elections in Venezuela Are a Blow To Regime Change Comments
Venezuela held legislative elections on December 6 and, as has become the norm, the U.S. and sectors of the opposition that boycotted the election are claiming fraud without presenting evidence. The coalition of parties supporting President Maduro won 68% of the vote and a supermajority in the National Assembly. All the evidence suggests the elections were free and fair. However, turnout was only 31%, a participation rate that was hampered by a partial opposition boycott of the election.
This call to abstain was made by Juan Guaidó and his allies, but a different faction of the opposition participated fully. In the past three years, this faction of the opposition has taken a moderate stance that involves engaging in dialogue and participating in elections. The moderates accepted the election’s results, called for reflection and strongly criticized the c