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“Neither Venezuelans or the world will swallow this fiction” blasts opposition

Tuesday, October 17th 2017 - 12:07 UTC
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Opposition leaders in Venezuela have alleged fraud after electoral authorities claimed that Nicolás Maduro’s socialist party won 17 of 24 governorships in Sunday’s regional elections. On Sunday evening, National Electoral Council President Tibisay Lucena announced that the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) had won 17 out of 24 governorships and 54 percent of the votes. Turnout was reportedly at 61%. Read full article

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  • Demantoid Garnet

    Historians disagree if the following quote is actually attributed to Joseph Stalin... but the message is appropriate nevertheless.

    “He who votes decides nothing. It's the people who count the votes that decide everything.”

    Sounds like what we have here...

    Best wishes everyone.

    Oct 18th, 2017 - 11:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0

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