In peaceful voting Venezuelan opposition wins by a landslide; Maduro admits defeat

Monday, December 7th 2015 - 07:43 UTC

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Venezuela's opposition won control of the National Assembly by a landslide, delivering a major setback to the ruling party and altering the balance of power after almost 17 years of populist rule. Read full article

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ElaineB
It is the first step on a long road to rid Venezuela of the corrupt oligarchy of Chavistas. What a mess they have created.
Dec 07th, 2015 - 08:26 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Skip
We are all Chavez......

PMSL......
Dec 07th, 2015 - 08:32 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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zathras
First Argentina, now Venezuela.

Brazil next...

The Commie Dominoes are falling one by one.

Slowly democracy is being restored.
Dec 07th, 2015 - 08:42 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ElaineB
They are not really communist but state capitalist. Everyone isn't equal but they work to make the few at the top rich.
Dec 07th, 2015 - 09:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Skip
Venezuelans in Australia are literally dancing in the streets.

It is also pretty much the only thing Colombians in Australia are talking about.
Dec 07th, 2015 - 10:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Clyde15
It needed the return of Jesus to sort out this place !
Dec 07th, 2015 - 10:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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golfcronie
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Are you saying that there really IS a son of God? And he has come to the rescue of the Venezuela?
Dec 07th, 2015 - 11:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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The Voice
I bet Maduro hangs on like an unwelcome odor. Come to think of it Oduro would be a suitable title. Despite enormous oil resources he and Chavez have also managed to turn a potentially wealthy country into a basket case just like KFC and her old man did. Its amazing that such useless leaders cannot recognise their own total incomptence. A sickness that also aflicts their many odious followers?
Dec 07th, 2015 - 12:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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zathras
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-35019111

And So It Begins...
Dec 07th, 2015 - 12:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Clyde15
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Do the scriptures not say so ?
Dec 07th, 2015 - 12:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Idlehands
The problem is the SA nations will probably lurch to the far right.
They need to find a comfortable middle ground
Dec 07th, 2015 - 04:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
Seems south Americans are slowly but surely waking up and kicking them out,

who will be next on the list,
Dec 07th, 2015 - 07:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Troy Tempest
“LATAM Spring” comes to mind.
Dec 07th, 2015 - 10:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
New International Version (Bible)
ref: Matthew 21:12

”Jesus [Torrealba] entered the temple and drove out all those who were buying and selling in the temple [SICAID], and overturned the tables of the money changers, [Chavista Bolibougiese], and the seats of those who were selling doves, [to the masses], (cf: falsehoods).,
And He said to them, “It is written, 'MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER'; but you are making it a ROBBERS' DEN.”…”
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ilsen says: nihil sub sōle novum
Dec 08th, 2015 - 12:07 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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golfcronie
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And so endeth the lesson, Amen to that. Is Jesus the “ CHOSEN ONE ” or is he in it for ill gotten gains? Let's hope that Latam can really embrace DEMOCRACY but perhaps that is too much to wish for. God what a great place if only it was not so corrupt, I know that not everyone has a finger in the pie but it seems that the whole of Latam thinks that “ he can do it why not me ” attitude.
Dec 08th, 2015 - 08:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ElaineB
I don't think SoAm will lurch to the right. For instance, Macri and Pinera (Chile's last President) are right of centre, not far right at all. Quite a relief from the extremes of CFK's and Chavez's style of authoritarian governments.
Dec 08th, 2015 - 06:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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