Posted on 04/14/2013 11:41:19 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Venezuela’s electoral commission has declared acting President Nicolás Maduro the winning successor to his late mentor Hugo Chávez. Opposition rival Henrique Capriles has refused to recognize the election result.
Only 300,000 votes separated the two candidates after Sunday’s vote, with Maduro placed by the commission on 50.7 percent of the vote compared to 49.1 percent for Capriles. …
The 40-year-old opposition leader, who also drew support from Venezuelan expats in the United States, had accused Venezuelan authorities of pressuring civil servants to vote for Maduro. …
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Where’s Jimmy Carter when you need him. Oh never mind.
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