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January 6, 2016

Venezuela: Right-Wing Opposition Takes Control of Congress
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In Venezuela, right-wing opposition lawmakers have taken control of the
Congress for the first time in 17 years. The opposition won 112 out of
167 seats in elections last month. The new legislature sets up a
challenge for President Nicolás Maduro as he seeks to continue the
Bolivarian revolution launched by late President Hugo Chávez.


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