Venezuela opposition claims win in elections

Leaders of Venezuela's opposition are saying they won a majority of seats in legislative elections ahead of the announcement of official results.

"Venezuela won," former presidential Henrique Capriles celebrated on Twitter. A source within the anti-government camp told The Associated Press that the coalition believed it had won around 100 seats in the 167-seat legislature.

The National Electoral Council has yet to announce results and the opposition claim could not be confirmed. The ruling socialist party has not commented on the results

http://news.yahoo.com/latest-venezuelan-opponents-heckle-official-politicians-212534141.html

Wow, a 2/3rds majority, that's quite the ass kicking the Chavistas took.

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Venezuela opposition claims win in elections (Original post)	GGJohn	Dec 2015	OP
That means many of the cities must have voted for the opposition.	hrmjustin	Dec 2015	#1
Hell, the die-hard, red-shirted, Chavez-or-bust types were voting for the opposition.	MADem	Dec 2015	#2
There's no way Maduro Chavistas will see this happen. I fear for the opposition's safety. nt	Tarheel_Dem	Dec 2015	#3

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Mon Dec 7, 2015, 12:31 AM

hrmjustin (71,265 posts)

1. That means many of the cities must have voted for the opposition.

Remains to be seen hoe msny seats they get because the government gerrymandered the seats.

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Mon Dec 7, 2015, 12:32 AM

MADem (135,425 posts)

2. Hell, the die-hard, red-shirted, Chavez-or-bust types were voting for the opposition.

Maduro/Manuro is a FAILURE. Incompetent buffoon who has given away a huge chunk of the nation's wealth to China.

It is going to be a hard road back, but maybe, one day, VZ will be a fun and safe place to visit again. Right now, it's just a fucking scary mess.

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Mon Dec 7, 2015, 01:08 AM

Tarheel_Dem (31,033 posts)

3. There's no way Maduro Chavistas will see this happen. I fear for the opposition's safety. nt

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